One argument I’ve heard for using the metric “Gun Death” is because guns make murder so easy. Other implements simply can’t be used for murder in the heat of the moment.
Madison police are investigating the apparent stabbing death of a 23-year-old man after a fight at a south side gas station this weekend….Investigators say they believe the man was stabbed during a large fight involving several people at the BP station in the 300 block of South Park Street at around 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 27.
Let’s face it Murder is not a natural state. The vast majority of people find the idea of killing another person abhorrent and will avoid it at all costs. A fraction of one-percent of the people out there don’t have this distaste for killing and doing harm. These people will kill by any means available. If they can get a gun they will shoot…if a knife they’ll stab. If they are behind the wheel of a car they will run people down.
The tools are NOT relevant….unless they’re what you’re reaching for to defend yourself.
Sorry MORE guns is a better solution.
