>>>>>Too many people are dying because it's easy to get guns.
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>>>>People are being killed because the killers can get guns? If the guns were not around wouldn't the killers use something else?
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>>>Not in the particular case that started all this.
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>>They could have had knives. Or a club. Or a dartgun.
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>Against his machete? That would have been interesting.

3 on 1? Plus, knives are used for stabbing while a machete uses a swinging type action, which means it is a slower attack.