paxterminus:

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is that guns are about the only potentially lethal device that can be used without its owners being properly trained and licensed.

This is true, now that we've raised the standards required to purchase chefs knives, hunting/diving knives, axes/hatchets, hammers and a wide variety of power tools including nailguns power drills and chainsaws.

Also, backyard swimming pools are statistically more dangerous to children in a home than the presence of guns. Where's the outrage?