Which is the more precious value, personal safety or a safer society?

That is a great question.

It’s not a false dilemma. You’ve chosen to read the question in a silly way.

Unseen,

@Enco

Here’s a question you should have an answer to.

If one were to grant (and solely for the sake of discussion) that having a gun increases people’s personal safety but significantly decreases safety of the general public—which seems to be the case based on the stats in the article I cited—which is the more precious value, persona…

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Davis,

I am gratified Enco you are somewhat capable of conceding a point. I don’t know Enco, I don’t know enough about US states to comment on any of this. I wouldn’t want to live in a place that doesn’t have gun control and I wouldn’t want to live in a place where the majority prefer it. It is entirely sensible to put reasonable controls…

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@Enco

Here’s a question you should have an answer to.

If one were to grant (and solely for the sake of discussion) that having a gun increases people’s personal safety but significantly decreases safety of the general public—which seems to be the case based on the stats in the article I cited—which is the more precious value, personal safety or…[Read more]

Gun-huggers love to bring up knives as though they are on a par with guns. Well, sure, there are many ways to kill someone if one wants to try. Theoretically, you could beat someone to death with a sack full of ice cubes or take off your belt and strangle them.

Knives are a more serious threat, of course, but they force the user to get up close…[Read more]

Davis wrote:

If people in some states want to have lax gun control and all of the many issues that come with it (including wanton gun accidents and suicides, not to name injuries and deaths), so be it. I’m glad I don’t live there.

Although, within the context of the United States it becomes an unfortunate situation. You can choose to live in a s…[Read more]

I am gratified Enco you are somewhat capable of conceding a point. I don’t know Enco, I don’t know enough about US states to comment on any of this. I wouldn’t want to live in a place that doesn’t have gun control and I wouldn’t want to live in a place where the majority prefer it. It is entirely sensible to put reasonable controls on extremely…[Read more]

And now for something completely different. These reactors are fun, clever-Brit style. They don’t interrupt the song (Disciple), so you can skip forward as much as you like, although they do smile or chuckle at the same places I would.

8-1/2 minutes.