Railroad Ties Need to Absolutely be Banned!

[decoski]

By now, you all have probably seen the horrific images of city youths beating another youth to death with railroad ties in Chicago. Now, I applaud Chicago for banning guns, but they need to take it a step further - ban railroad ties! That's right, railroad ties. We all know that railroad ties kill people. We need to ban these implements of death and pass laws for anyone wanting to carry lumber or railroad ties must have these weapons registered. That way we can track who the criminals are and stop them from getting these deadly weapons. This will stop the killings once and for all in Chicago. Wood kills!

[Little Shepherd]

Word.

[The Curtmudgeon]

By now, you all have probably seen the horrific images of city youths beating another youth to death with railroad ties in Chicago. Now, I applaud Chicago for banning guns, but they need to take it a step further - ban railroad ties! That's right, railroad ties. We all know that railroad ties kill people. We need to ban these implements of death and pass laws for anyone wanting to carry lumber or railroad ties must have these weapons registered. That way we can track who the criminals are and stop them from getting these deadly weapons. This will stop the killings once and for all in Chicago. Wood kills!

Not really sure you can demonstrate that ... in Chicago. After all, a baseball bat's just a hunk of lumber, but the Cubs and White Sox haven't been killing anyone. Not even a baseball.

The (yeah, I know -- my club's not in post-season, either ) Curtmudgeon

[decoski]

Not really sure you can demonstrate that ... in Chicago. After all, a baseball bat's just a hunk of lumber, but the Cubs and White Sox haven't been killing anyone. Not even a baseball.

The (yeah, I know -- my club's not in post-season, either ) Curtmudgeon

Baseball bats should have permits too. Owners of baseball bats should be registered. Baseball bats kill. We can't blame these poor kids who have been targets of racial discrimination. They are victims. We must understand their plight.

[Thersites]

Ban illegal weapons!!!

[Sheepdog]

It should be worth pointing out that if leftists and moderates find the Opening post offensive, because decoski is whoring out the tragic death of an innocent kid (even though in satire) to push an agenda, you ought to understand, this is exactly the same way we see you when you whore out victims of anecdotal cases of gun violence to push an anti-gun agenda.

[Alien]

The usual response to this (you can use almost anything to do harm, so let's ban everything) is this:

Railroad ties, kitchen knives, baseball bats etc are all made for some other purpose, and are being misused when they are used as weapons. Guns are specifically designed to do harm. If we ban guns, there will be no equivalent of the inability to build railroad tracks, cut up food or play baseball.

[Jedidiah]

If we ban guns, . . . .

How will you ban guns effectively? You won't.

[Sheepdog]

Railroad ties, kitchen knives, baseball bats etc are all made for some other purpose, and are being misused when they are used as weapons. Guns are specifically designed to do harm. If we ban guns, there will be no equivalent of the inability to build railroad tracks, cut up food or play baseball.

The logical and sane solution to this problem, then, is to create a gun that is designed to do other things than do harm.

Behold, the nail gun.
http://www.slipperybrick.com/2008/07...t-16-nail-gun/

[nickcopernicus]

......I say we ban martial artists.

Speaking of this kind of crap. I wonder if the TSA is going to start making people that have black belts be hancuffed during any flight since they're considered lethal weapons.

Cheers,

Nick

[Sheepdog]

And it is not my intent here to be mocking, though I find satisfaction in doing so. What we are doing here are exercises in reductio ad absurdum

[nickcopernicus]

I don't disagree with the OP. IRRC Washington DC has one of the highest murder rates in the country, and handguns are outlawed.

Cheers,

Nick

[Faramir]

The usual response to this (you can use almost anything to do harm, so let's ban everything) is this:

Railroad ties, kitchen knives, baseball bats etc are all made for some other purpose, and are being misused when they are used as weapons. Guns are specifically designed to do harm. If we ban guns, there will be no equivalent of the inability to build railroad tracks, cut up food or play baseball.

Which is true, but an oversimplification of the usefulness of guns.

The mere presence of guns in the hands of law abiding citizens deters criminals from committing crimes. If we ban guns there will be an "equivalent" inability for law abiding citizens to use guns to deter crimes.

When the presence of guns alone does not deter crime, the presence of guns in the hands of law abiding citizens can be used to defend the innocent.

Guns (like railroad ties, kitchen knives, baseball bats etc.) can be put to good use or to bad use.

If we ban guns, (in addition to violating of the 2nd amendment) we will outlaw almost all good uses for guns and make it easier for the criminals to use guns for bad purposes.

To say that guns are designed for "hurting people" is a gross oversimplification of the purpose of guns.

I doubt that many law abiding citizens go to a gun store and say,'hey, I want to hurt someone, I think I will buy a gun.' And I doubt that a criminal intent on hurting someone will say, 'hey, guns are illegal, so I will have to find some other means to hurt people.'

So yes, guns are designed to hurt people. But that does not mean that they have no other useful purpose. (Sport shooting, hunting, crime deterrent, self defense). In fact they are designed for MORE than just hurting people. They are designed for target practice, hunting, crime deterrent and self defense as well. (OK so that last one does involve hurting people, but it ALSO helps the person defending themselves or others).

A gun, like any other object, can be used to inflict harm. But guns can be used for for more productive purposed as well.

[Mountain Man]

......I say we ban martial artists.

Speaking of this kind of crap. I wonder if the TSA is going to start making people that have black belts be hancuffed during any flight since they're considered lethal weapons.

Maybe someone was just pulling my leg, but I heard once that in some states, anybody who holds a black belt must register their bodies as deadly weapons.

[Darth Executor]

The usual response to this (you can use almost anything to do harm, so let's ban everything) is this:

Railroad ties, kitchen knives, baseball bats etc are all made for some other purpose, and are being misused when they are used as weapons. Guns are specifically designed to do harm. If we ban guns, there will be no equivalent of the inability to build railroad tracks, cut up food or play baseball.

Except guns have useful purposes too. Not all harm is a bad thing. The problem with kitchen knives and baseball bats isn't that they're being misused as weapons, it's that they're being misused as weapons which do harm to innocent people. Just like some guns are misused.