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Originally posted by Neb:
For the "Bows are legal, so guns should be too" stuff:
#1 With one pull of a trigger and a pointed gun you can kill someone. With a bow just a small gust of wind can prevent you from making a kill, or even a hit. It is FAR easier to kill someone with a gun.
#2 It's easier to walk around with a concealed gun than it is to walk around with a concealed bow, even when dismantled it fills quite a bit.
#3 Bows are used almost exclusively for sport and I have yet to hear of anyone killing anyone else with a bow and arrow. Killings with guns, on the other hand, we hear about almost every day.
And Taliesin, sorry if my comment seems haughty or insulting, but that's just my view of the world, I've mostly encountered uncivilized, crude and foolish people so far. It would please me a LOT to be proven wrong, and of course it differs from society to society. IW, a small society in it's own right, is certainly not suffering from a majority of idiots and a minority of clever people.
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Dude, did you read Epona's post?
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Oh well I do know someone who as a kid was shot in the eye with an arrow fired from a bow by one of his mates when they were 'mucking about' - he didn't die, but it was bloody messy.
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Just cause you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Also, nobody was saying they are the same, just that they should be in the same category.
As far as accuracy is concerned, Avatar was telling us in another thread how he is more accurate at 100 yards then any of us could dream to be at the same range. I believe him as well. Since the advent of compound bows, bows can be every bit as lethal as a gun.
I wish logic worked the way you seem to be applying it. I've never heard of bows being dangerous therefore they aren't. I've never heard of them being used for anything other then hunting therefore they aren't. Unfortunately, your ignorance didn't save Epona's friend from being shot.
My basis for arguement is a comparison based entirely upon the intent at creation of these weapons. They were created for the same purpose exactly. Don't take me out of context. If you reply to this post, reply to the points I've addressed and don't change the focus to something you are more comfortable talking about. Thanks [img]smile.gif[/img]
[ 05-02-2002, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: MILAMBER ]