Would the world be better off if there were no guns?

[Roughneck]

I don't mean if they were suddenly all gone, I mean if they were ever invented, the idea of firearms was never concieved in anyone's mind, no Rifles, no Guns, no Cannons......

you think if the closest thing we had to guns was a bow and arrows that there would still be wars like we have seen?

 

[The Question]

Less people would die, that's for sure.

 

[Kritish]

Rifles do help people hunt...for food.

 

[ang_hulk]

if they suddenly disappeard yes.

 

[Mee]

Meh. We'd still have swords, clubs, etc.


It's interesting, in Superman: For Tomorrow, he went to a Middle Eastern country that was at war and took away all their guns, then the people started throwing stones at each other.

Violence and war is a part of mankind. Guns or no guns.

 

[Kritish]

Humans are born violent and evil, taking away guns wouldn't help anything.

 

[Joker]

if we didnt have guns, the number of stabbing and beating deaths would go up quite a bit

 

[Spider-Bite]

It would be difficult for the government to enforce the law if guns didn't exist.

 

[Hades]

Meh. We'd still have swords, clubs, etc.


It's interesting, in Superman: For Tomorrow, he went to a Middle Eastern country that was at war and took away all their guns, then the people started throwing stones at each other.

Violence and war is a part of mankind. Guns or no guns.

Yeah...war to me just seems like a big blown up tribal territorial thing, more then anything.

 

[Manic]

If you shoot an arrow and miss, the stray arrow will get stuck in a wall. If you shoot a bullet and miss, that stray bullet could plow through a couple of walls and hit somebody.

I don't care if mankind is naturally violent. Stray arrows and rocks don't have the same amount of danger as stray bullets.

 

[Joker]

If you shoot an arrow and missing, the stray arrow will get stuck in a wall. If you shoot a bullet and miss, that stray bullet could plow through a couple of walls and hit somebody.

I don't care if mankind is naturally violent. Stray arrows and rocks don't have the same amount of danger as stray bullets.

trust me, if there were no guns, we would have invented much more effective arrows by this point

 

[Kritish]

No guns wouldn't stop wars, guns make wars quicker and less brutal. The hundred year war anyone?

 

[Abaddon]

Kurt Cobain might've died of an overdose instead.

 

[Paradoxium]

A violent and deranged man with a butter knife or a gun, is still a violent and deranged man.

Anyways this thread has inspired me to save up for an AR-15 rifle. Its about a grand, for those interested in one.

 

[Mr.Webs]

Look at the wars where the arsenal was only arrows and swords. They were just as disgusting and brutal as the battles that are fought now.

 

[Joker]

Kurt Cobain might've died of an overdose instead.

kurt cobain did die of an overdose, it's just courtney had the hitman shoot him afterwards too, just to make sure

 

[Manic]

Without guns, several Native American nations would've slowly died of disease, rather than disease and guns.

 

[SoulManX]

kurt cobain did die of an overdose, it's just courtney had the hitman shoot him afterwards too, just to make sure

Whoa.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Yes. The world would be better off. But, I hunt so it would tick me off if they took them away.

 

[Speedball]

Yes, then ecryone would still fight with swords, and modern wars would be even cooler.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

No, how would I fight off the people with axes?
I can carely manage now.

 

[Kritish]

I'd much rather be shot to death by a nine milimeter than have my head be chopped off with a sword.

 

[Speedball]

I'd much rather be shot to death by a nine milimeter than have my head be chopped off with a sword.

AND...
That's why the gun was invented.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

At least there are some reasons why guns were made.

 

[Kritish]

Guns are more humane than knives even, a lot of people say that getting slashed with a knife is one of the most painful things ever.