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and what goverment is this under?
Submitted by chad360 on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 12:57pm.Unfortunately this as been tried with nukes and chem weapons,and to some extent mil. ammo--
Ideally, yes, sure, I'd vote for no violence, but what is a weapon? I can kill with my hands, are they banned? ...or just rifles & knives & stuff like neutron bombs or UCAVs? Too simplistic.
It would be a ban on anything used as a weapon
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 1:01pm.It would be a ban on anything used as a weapon. So using your hands as a weapon would of course be banned.
I voted yes Chad..
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 9:05pm.I voted yes Chad..
Whew!
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 1:04pm.Non-violent conflict mediation would be the solution Norm..
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 9:06pm.How did you vote?
I voted No. You forgot to
Submitted by Ehver Green on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 1:12pm.I voted No. You forgot to include poverty, racism (all kinds), politics, ..., ..., you get the point.
I heard a new one when it comes to the "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" saying. If this is true, then every misspelled werd is the fault of my keyboard, not my hands.
And should be the solution
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 1:20pm.And should be the solution if possible. I'm a firm believer in non-violent conflict resolution, and I mean that in all seriousness. That doesn't always work though. Some people don't respond well to reason. Some people don't care and would rather cause mayhem.
I haven't voted yet, I'm still thinking on the question. Thank you for asking though.
Yes, of course. I don't
Submitted by Mike on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 3:39pm.Does that help you with your
Submitted by Mike on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 3:40pm.Oh, man, that is a stretch. I don't like emoticons.
Maybe there should be an exception for violence against little smiley face aplets.
I ended up voting "no". I
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 6:35pm.