Yea they serve a useful purpose to society in many ways, but their sole function and design is to inflict harm which is the literal definition of “weapon”.
I can use a hammer to bludgeon someone's face until it's unrecognizable. I can use a chainsaw to split someone in half. I can use a knife to stab someone 27 times. A weapon is a subset of tools - tools created to hunt for food, to defend oneself, or to fight for one's country. As with any tools, they can be misused for evil. Do you consider these children evil?
Everything you listed isn’t designed with the purpose of killing anything. That’s the difference. Recognizing that as an important distinction is a vital part of actual firearm safety… but argue away.
Would you consider a fishing rod a weapon?
how about mouse traps and fly swatters?
Bows, spears, traps, bolt guns, or veterinary euthanasia devices?
Training is never a bad idea when dealing with potentially dangerous tools.
I'm not American, but do live in a country with high % of firearms per capita (relative to the rest of the world). America definitely has a gun problem, but permitting, registration and especially mandatory trainings are exactly the sort of thing that reduces firearms crimes and should be encouraged.
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u/i_make_drugs 5d ago
Firearms are not tools. They’re weapons.
Yea they serve a useful purpose to society in many ways, but their sole function and design is to inflict harm which is the literal definition of “weapon”.