• lingh0e@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Is that supposed to be some kind of gotcha? How exactly does not owning gun or working on a farm negate the fact that a gun is a singular purpose tool?

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      11 months ago

      How does a gun being a singular purpose tool exclude it from being farm equipment? Do you think a thresher does anything else but thresh?

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        11 months ago

        A thresher is a labor saving tool, it replaces the physical labor of separating wheat from chaff. Without a thresher a farmer can still accomplish the task.

        A gun is made specifically and solely to move a projectile down range with lethal velocity. What labor is a gun saving?

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          11 months ago

          Guns are useful on farms for pest control, euthanizing livestock, and self defense.

          All of those could be accomplished through other means, therefore guns are ok, according to your logic