[mlc9852]

Would it have been any consolation if her sister was killed with a baseball bat? If someone wants to kill another human being, there are many ways to accomplish it.

[Ouderkirk]

I think it went

Gloria: Quoting some statistic about gun deaths

Archie: Would it make you feel any better, little girl, if they was pushed out windows?

[yer gonna put yer eye out]

"Would it have been any consolation if her sister was killed with a baseball bat? If someone wants to kill another human being, there are many ways to accomplish it."

I had a similar thought.
The problem here is a person has been mentally overwhelmed by the loss of a loved one.
Her inability to see the issue clearly has clouded her judgment.
It's bizarre to blame society instead of the perpetrator.

[Melas]

Would it have been any consolation if her sister was killed with a baseball bat? If someone wants to kill another human being, there are many ways to accomplish it.

As a gun owner, and a gun rights advocate, I hate that logic. I carry a gun because it is a much better equalizer than a baseball bat or a knife. Rather than refute the deadliness of handguns, we need to laud the deadliness of handguns. A baseball bat isn't a great tool in the hands of a small, frail person, as in this case, an elderly woman.

Firearms would be useless if they didn't provide a level of force to the wielder that transcends the shooters physical abilities. The fact that a .45 slug from my pistol hits just as hard when fired from my hand as it would if a monster of a man like the Rock had fired it, is exactly what makes it useful to me.

[paguch]

This probably releases her from admitting her brother may have been part of the problem that caused her to act.

[mad_as_he$$]

I once knew 135, down to about 27 now. All of which still work I am sure. Your point is great - if it wasn't a gun then knife, sword or fireplace poker.