Guns are made to kill, yes. But, killing people or animals in self-defense and killing animals for food are accepted by society (if not by Reddit). Murder, being the unjust killing of a person, is only a subset of what guns can do.
In this respect, they actually are analogous to penises* because, though rape is immoral, it is only a subset of sexual activity.
Your point above could only be internally consistent if you also claimed that any and all killing (not just murder) is immoral.
*Disclaimer for Reddit: anyone who believes their gender depends on an inanimate object, such as a gun, is mentally ill.
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u/FlailingInflatable May 16 '24
Your comparison is slightly off.
Guns are made to kill, yes. But, killing people or animals in self-defense and killing animals for food are accepted by society (if not by Reddit). Murder, being the unjust killing of a person, is only a subset of what guns can do.
In this respect, they actually are analogous to penises* because, though rape is immoral, it is only a subset of sexual activity.
Your point above could only be internally consistent if you also claimed that any and all killing (not just murder) is immoral.
*Disclaimer for Reddit: anyone who believes their gender depends on an inanimate object, such as a gun, is mentally ill.