Yes but the reason I don’t agree with you is that knives, and cars for that matter, serve different purposes:
- A knife that is safe for the chef will be safe for his guest if operated correctly
- A guillotine that is safe for the executioner will not be safe for his victim if operated correctly
- A car that is safe for the driver will be safe for the pedestrian if operated correctly
- A gun that is safe for the shooter will not be safe for the target if operated correctly
Do you not see the difference here?
Sure, it’s truism. I just felt like I had to make myself super clear since you kept using car and knife safety as examples.
Your original comment spoke about safety mechanisms in gun construction, not about how carrying, in itself, makes others more unsafe, which is my point here. Along the way you’ve written things I thoroughly don’t agree with, like
Take this video of unarmed policemen trained in de-escalation, for instance. Would this situation have been handled more safely if it was handled by gun-trained, armed policemen?