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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
God, I hate that line.
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Sorry, but it's the truth; you should get used to it.
Trying to blame inanimate objects for the behavior of people is misdirected animism. As you point out "people can use guns"...and they can also use bludgeons, poisons, explosives and edged weapons. They can also use them for *good* purposes; note that most police carry firearms.
The common element is the people. The issue isn't what tools they have, it's what they
do with them.
If you
were to blow up New York, would you blame somebody else for "letting you"? Or would you take responsibility for your own actions?
3,000 people died on 9/11; obviously the box-cutters were at fault.