JoeMoma
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Integral comustion engine! Gosh! Most cars are also propelled by the force of controlled explosions..Here's the point that just sailed over your head:
When a car is used to do what it's designed to do, it takes you from point A to point B, when you want it to;
When a gun is used to do what it's designed to do, it kills, maims or threatens people when you want it to.
That's all there is to it.
Waiter --- check please.
Really? Because when I go to wikipedia, it states nothing about killing or maiming or threatening anyone:
Firearm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A firearm is a portable gun, being a barreled weapon that launches one or more projectiles often driven by the action of an explosive force
It's a barreled weapon that launches a projectile with the action of an explosive force. What you DO with that barreled device is on you.
A car is designed to travel down the road by means of an internal combustion engine. What you DO with that car is up to you.
But neither was designed to murder. Misused, both can, however.
Here is a firearm being used as a tool to accomplish work:
Firearm (tool) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia