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Gun Control & RKBA

Nuclear Unicorn

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1. "Designed to kill" is a moral declaration.

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Tue Aug 30, 2016, 03:12 PM

Aug 2016

If killing is immoral than anything designed towards that end would likewise be immoral.

But if deadly force can ever be employed morally, i.e. in defense of self or the law, then morality is no longer attached to the device but rather to the motives of those employing the device.

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Firearm design [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 OP

"Designed to kill" is a moral declaration. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #1

It's often said, "The don't justify the means." discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #2

It depends on the "end" and it depends on the "means". A more accurate jonno99 Aug 2016 #6

True discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #8

"If the ends don't justify the means, what does?" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2016 #7

I'll be hacking my gps to remove anything labelled "good intentions" discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #9

And then there are "Zombie Knives." A type banned in the UK... Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #3

Another cosmetically impaired consumer product. JonathanRackham Aug 2016 #4

I suppose an inscription qualifies as an aspect of design discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #5

Think about this - two persons and both have packman Aug 2016 #10

Think about this. beevul Aug 2016 #12

Except that the gun control lobby's top priority is to ban the *least* misused guns. benEzra Aug 2016 #13

Seems to be a lot of experience with guns being used for killing. jmg257 Aug 2016 #11