"lethal weapon which is used solely to kill or maim ."
"But , now simone is in a pickle . Is there an explanation as to why police officers carry these things ? ( OH ! Now we switch to the purpose of the USER ! How convenient ! I wish I could determine that an item is bad using one train of logic , and then SWITCH LINES OF LOGIC to suit my argument ! I will bet that simone will choose to COMPLETELY IGNORE MY POST because I am removing all lines of dishonest `` logic switching `` . ( or , at least attempting to ) Rather than admit wrongness , ( very hard to do once a person has so vehemently commited themselves to an agenda ) there is no other choice than to follow the trail of that path to the end . Even if the path leads to a land of complete logical make believe and you are thereby forced to defend your chosen agenda even if it means temporarily making logical `` detours `` . After all , if objects have no inherent evil or goodness , it must be the character of the USER and the chosen purpose of the USER that determines the ethical value of how an item is used . If this is so , you ca n't call guns bad . This determination can not be admitted on the path simone has chosen . Therefore , since simone 's agenda insists on the inherent evilness of an object ( a gun ) there MUST be some logical deviation to explain why these `` evil `` items are not `` evil `` when used by police . If there is no logical deviation on a path that is in error , you will have no choice but to arrive in error 's destination : make believe land ! Where matches burn down houses ! And knives cause slashings ! And candle holders cause bashed in skulls ! .... AND ...... AND ..... GUNS CAUSE SHOOTINGS ! Well , simone . We 're down to brass tacks . Is a gun bad , or is it the determination of the person who uses it ? Because if a gun is bad , then we live in la-la land . And if a gun is an inanimate object who 's user is responsible for how it is used , you have no argument for why law abiding people ca n't posess them and be capable of the determination ( As police do ) for using them in a responsible manner . Just like matches , or cars , or candle holders . So , simone ............"
"lethal weapon which is used solely to kill or maim"
"SWITCH LINES OF LOGIC to suit my argument ! I will bet that simone will choose to COMPLETELY IGNORE MY POST because I am removing all lines of dishonest `` logic switching ``"