+156 You think life would be better if guns were never invented and wars or disputes could be settled with sword fights like back in the day. amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or glove slapping.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't think so. Guns are an equalizer. No matter how good somebody is with a gun, another armed person with decent aim can still take the superior person out from a distance without their knowledge. When it comes to close-quarters combat, the person with superior skill will come out on the vast majority of the time.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

"Come out on top".

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Isn't that what war is about? The best side wins? I'm not trying to be a dick, but I don't think any side would want to have an equalizer. If you're in a war as the weaker side you're too blind to see that, so you would consider the other side sucks and needs the equalizer.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

For war, yes. I was thinking more about for everyday life and communities. Say there's a small town somewhere and it's legal to own firearms; and a soldier decides to stroll in with an assault rifle. He can kill quite a few more people than average, but a citizen with a pistol can still kill him under the right circumstances. Let's look at the same situation, except guns don't exist. A soldier strolls into the town with a sword and attempts to take it over. Even someone with moderate training in melee combat will still quickly be cut down by someone with military training, so one person can exercise a ridiculous amount of power over everyone because nobody has access to an equalizer to combat him with. Do you see what I'm saying?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I see. But still, it would be pretty fun to go to a sword arena instead of a gun range, just slicing up dummies. And in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo kills Tybalt, the best swordsman! But yeah, good point.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or if people still stood in lines and shot each other instead of the guerilla warfare. And you had a limited amount of people to send out into an empty field and you just let them have at it. Like a fatal game of dodgeball.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

For war purposes only perhaps. But guns are used for so much more than just fighting. Hunting, target practice, competitions, and personal protection. Some people depend on guns for their lifestyle (I'm not talking gangsters here), while others just enjoy them for recreation. So no, I don't necessarily agree that life would be better without guns.

by Anonymous 12 years ago