Comments by "ootmaster1" (@ootmaster1) on "" video.
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@craigedwards2411
By all means, please do more reading, more research into topics never hurt anyone, unless you get too attached to your worldview
"Do you really think that civilians with few guns are a match for the power of the state?"
Yes, there are FAR more weapons in civilian hands than there are military arms, and even fewer to BE armed. Its a numbers game.
"I personally think it is a bit crazy that guns are just treated like a normal thing. Those are items designed for one purpose in mind: to kill as many people as quickly as possible."
Yes, and? Im sure the first knives were used to kill people too, but that doesnt mean thats all they are for. Guns are made to kill, but they dont NEED to kill.
"Imagine there would be an amendment that allows people to own and carry swords and knives. Couple that with the fact that us humans are TOTALLY rational beings = recipe for disaster."
You are aware you can own and carry swords' and knives right? also, " us humans are TOTALLY rational beings = recipe for disaster" is a disturbing outlook on human nature, assuming most people are unable to control themselves leads me to believe this is a reflection of yourself. i guess the only thing keeping you from shooting as many people as possible adn cause as much damage as possible, is a law. doesnt that sound insane to you?
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@craigedwards2411
"My point was that civilian weapons are no match for the military"
Yes, yes they are.
(tanks, drones, helicopters, training, intelligence, access to CCTV cams, ability to control 2G/ internet by for example disabling mobile service for civilians, chemical weapons etc).
Tanks drones and helos cant enforce lockdowns, cant confiscate contraband, cant knock down doors... CCTV can be blocked or destroyed, hell, all it takes is a pair of bolt cutters and you can take down the grid for an entire city. Furthermore, if they kill everyone and destroy supply routes and infrastructure, a fat load of good the tech does.
So the idea that people would fight back against a tyrannical government and somehow have the edge is somehow odd to me.
You think people would just lay down and take it? thats pretty weak
When I made my "people are TOTALLY rational beings" I was referring to the fact that we are emotional creatures and not logical ones (combine weapons with emotional nature and things can go south).
Again, i see this as you projecting yourself onto others. are you using that same rationality to automobiles and alcohol? of course not. Millions and millions of guns and gun owners go every day without irrationally over emotionally shooting up a place...
"It was a rather strange thing for you to say to be honest that the law is the only thing stopping me from going on a killing spree. I will class it as a mistake on your part and not an act of malice."
No you literally were using that as an argument. 'people are crazy and crazy and guns dont mix" and this leads me to believe that you either have a vastly distorted understanding of what you are trying to convey, or you think that laws are whats stopping people from doing crazy stuff?
Knives are useful tools for a variety of stuff.
What utility do have guns have apart from killing stuff?
So are guns. Hunting, sport, leisure, self defense, home defense, pest control. To be specific, guns were made to shoot just like knives were made to cut and stab. killing is just a modifier of those functions.
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@craigedwards2411
"Again, i see this as you projecting yourself onto others. are you using that same rationality to automobiles and alcohol? of course not. Millions and millions of guns and gun owners go every day without irrationally over emotionally shooting up a place..."
Of the top of your head tell me what are the fundamental laws of logic. You can't really use something properly if you don't know it right? Like expecting someone who never drove a car to drive it perfectly, that will never happen.
So what? you seem to think that gun problems arise from lack of understanding, which is clearly not the case. the individuals committing said gun crimes know exactly how guns work, hence the crime.
And as I already explained humans are emotional not logical
Right, and i used the same logic to cars and booze.
which is just what we are and not a projection of me on others.
No, the projection is " i think most people are emotional and illogical, therefore they shouldnt have guns" and not realizing that you say this because you internalize yourself as the average person, hence the projection.
When stress levels kick in we start to behave sporadic and chaotic and guns can be rather handy at them times. When it comes to alcohol and automobiles we have shit loads of regulation on those don't we?
And are you assuming we dont have shit loads of regulations on firearms? of course we do...
"So are guns. Hunting, sport, leisure, self defense, home defense, pest control. To be specific, guns were made to shoot just like knives were made to cut and stab. killing is just a modifier of those functions."
So guns can only kill stuff as a common denominator regardless if it is for self-defence or pest control. End result you kill something.
Except the parts where you can use a gun in self defense and never fire it. you know, like millions have done before.
Knives can be used for killing (obviously) but they can be used as tool of trade (carpenter), to aid tool making, to cut stuff down or for cooking etc etc You see the difference?
Uh sure, guns are also used for non killing things like sport shooting, target practice, entertainment, as well as a tool for getting food for your knives to cook...
Plus knives do not deliver such a killing potential as a firearm.
Debatable
A gun can have several bullets in a magazine and you can do your thing from a distance while a knife is a close quarters thing.
yeah, and guns are loud, easy to trace with ballistics, and are harder to get than knives, which are silent, are lethal up to 20 feet, and you can stab a few people without making a sound.
Hence why when mass shootings are happening them people go with a firearm as a prefered tool because of its ability to deliver alot of damage in a short period of time.
Yeah and notice they always take place in gun free zones..... weird almost like they know no one is going to shoot back.....
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