Picture two houses next to each other. Picture a thief. Its night, the people are inside, maybe asleep. One house owner own a gun, a machinegun, a machette, an axe and two rifles. The other sings kumbaya. Who's he robbing?

Originally posted by Snake Plisken
Optional777,
The short answer? NO.
Nonlethal weapons are available. They're not popular because they often don't work. Try shooting your tazer at a guy wearing a leather jacket, or shooting your bean-bag gun at some crazed crackhead. It's not just the fact that it won't work, its the fact that you could lose your life.
Forget the non lethal stuff for a minute, people like rs7 get killed every year because they try to defend themselves with a tiny gun. They want to be nice and shoot the attacker in the leg, attacker gets pissed, grabs your little gun, blows your head off or cuts your throat. There are some nasty ass people in this world. Don't get me wrong, the anti-gunner's heart is in the right place. They don't want to hurt anybody, and that's good. However, you're naive if you think the attacker is thinking the same thing.
Regarding the police, sure, sometimes they will use non lethal force if they can. But they tend to show up with m-16s and sniper rifles too.
Snake
Originally posted by LongShot
i would not be unhappy in the least if guns were eradicated from the face of the earth. guns are a worthless, useless and dangerous technology and exist for one purpose only ...TO KILL!
Originally posted by rs7
All men are created equal. All guns are not. Should they be treated as if they were?
Just my $.02. Can't wait to see the reactions (reactionary?) from some of my "friends" here (maybe even those with a 401 suffix).
Peace
Rs7