wimsey wrote:
JSA wrote:
slowguy wrote:
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And here we go. This is the point of the debate were veganerd, being proven wrong, moves the goal posts. This is the primary reason no one can take seriously a discussion with you.Sorry, but on this one, it's you who is really squirming to try to avoid the conclusion veganerd was making. It was absolutely clear that veganerd wasn't talking about the majority of firearm variants, but rather the number of firearms total. And while yes, an AK-47 is just one type of gun, each one of them that is produced carries the same design.
We were talking about the sheer number of guns vs the sheer number of automobiles. We were talking about the designed purpose for the two categories of items. The vast majority of automobiles were designed with the purpose of transportation. Likewise, the vast majority of firearms were designed with the purpose of injuring or killing an animal or person. If you need someone to spell out that these statements include the caveat "were designed or share a common design" then I'd suggest you're just making things more difficult than they need to be.
No, we are not. Words have meaning. Context has meaning. He tried to claim all guns were "designed" to kill. There are thousands of gun designs. The majority of those designs were not created with the intent of the firearm to kill. That is a fact. If that were the case, we would not have multiple calibers, compact designs, different grips, different sights, etc., etc.
You know military weapons, no doubt. You absolutely are not familiar with the civilian firearm market.
If you want claim the majority of guns manufactured are for military purposes, I would agree. That was not what he was saying, however. Several people on this thread understood that. You and veganerd were saying one thing and thinking another.
Here's some Kleenex for when you're done stroking your statutory-interpretation-applied-to-the-LR-for-the-sake-of-winning-an-argument boner.
Or people could simply articulate themselves properly rather than trying to bastardize their words once they are backed into a corner.
But, I'll still take your Kleenex.
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