PirateMk1
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From your narrowed and quite skewed perception it might be invalid. However majority of the world and parts of the US believe it is validated.
1. You seem to lack the ability to draw a distinction between the damage an individual with a firearm can cause and an individual without one can cause. Additionally to further prove my point....a person who is killed by someone using a firearm...what would the cause of death be on their death certificate?
2. There is no doubt a level of responsibility. However if you actually want to put trust in individuals to be responsible you have a very skewed view on the true nature of the world. You place trust in people and you end up 123,000 casualties in a given year. You legislate and restrict gun usage to employment, shooting ranges and sports and implement more stringent policies relating to licensing, possession, carry and you have 1 mass shooting in 22 years as demonstrated by Australia. No mass shootings as demonstrated by Japan. THAT IS FACT. DENY IT AND IT UNDERPINS YOUR IGNORANCE.
To answer number 2 first. I dont care about other countries and what they do. That does not mean I am ignorant, it means my values and what I value and how I prioritize them are different from the rest of the world, as is most of the rest of the US. I value my right and ability to use whatever I choose, including firearms to defend myself. I am NOT interested in negotiating this right. No one will begrudge this right to me without severe consequence. I dont care if there are mass shooting everyday, my right to use the arms of my choosing is sacrosanct. There is NO negotiation on this point.
Now one to number 1. The answer would be gunshot wound. If I used a baseball bat or rock it would be blunt force trauma by baseball bat or rock. I dont need a gun to kill you. I can use my bare hands and do that just as quickly and efficiently. Then again I am a full grown male hominid and relatively fit. I can use a truck, or car. I can build an untraceable drone to do the deed. Point being is your point is illogical and baseless. The firearms are convenient for my personal defense, but absolutely necessary for a woman or the younger or the elderly. Firearms give those people the ability to defend themselves rather than be dependent on someone else who may not be there when they need them. In the US self sufficiency is valued attribute, people here tend to dislike being dependent on others for their needs. Thats why cars are popular here.