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So tired of this lazy argument. Projectile murder with bows existed before guns. Guns changed the world. A severe force multiplier for something bad can't automatically be handwaved away.

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Guns have little use beyond injuring or killing or threatening the same. On the good side: one could argue it's sometimes good to kill for hunting. On the bad side... well there is a lot of suicide, murder, and potential for the same.

I'm not sure we understand yet how much positive and how much negative potential there is in AI.

On the good side you can stop other people with guns.

Variations of guns (high pressure tubes with plugs) also shoot nails, pilings, and can quickly split hard surfaces like rocks or pavement. They are also natural parents of internal combustion engines.

Not arguing, just saying.

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