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   On Thu, 8 Feb 2024 09:52:47 +0000   
   The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
      
   > On 07/02/2024 18:03, TimS wrote:   
   >   
   > >   
   > > Friend Scott overlooks that with a knife, there is some chance of   
   > > running away from the situation. Rather less so if Chummy can plug you   
   > > with his handgun from a distance.   
   > >   
   > It is extremely difficult to 'plug someone from a distance' with a   
   > handgun.   
      
   	No it's just difficult to plug the person you're aiming at. Hitting   
   a bystander is a matter of probability depending on the density of   
   bystanders and the distance the bullet flies. Close your eyes and fire   
   randomly on a busy street and you'll likely hit someone well before the   
   clip empties. (please do not try this experiment).   
      
   > In fact many fatalities are from handguns rounds that hit entirely the   
   > wrong person altogether, by sheer chance.   
      
   	Precisely, whereas accidentally knifing the wrong person is   
   extremely rare. If somebody wants to murder someone else badly enough they   
   will find a way, I would prefer that the method they find isn't one that   
   leads to killing the wrong person by accident.   
      
   	Accidental killing and mass/random shootings are the most   
   unacceptable aspects of guns[1] and they are far more common in the US than   
   anywhere else.   
      
   [1] No other weapon lends itself to them so well. Bows come a distant   
   second.   
      
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