Thread: Clarkson on guns

To be honest, guns are hateful things, weapons, are they not???

It is a terrifying thought ever to shoot another human being, and best to dwell on that thought, as if you ever do it you'll probably not want to go shooting ever again.

That's why we always point them in a safe direction, never load them in an unsafe place, and don't approve of unfit and improper persons having them.

I mean, guns propel a dense small object at high velocity which is intended to tear through flesh and bone, OK mostly animals for hunting, but often times humans on a grand scale. I accept a half point about target shooters who never hunt.. but is target shooting not essentially a military/hunting practice discipline? Bayoneting sacks of hay would not be a hunting discipline of course, except of course for some pig hunters.

Acknowledging that rather than ignore the sinister weapon aspect of guns is a mature start of any general discussion on the topic, i.e. "Having got this on and off the table, let's move on to history and technical aspects."