Bullets are generally used in conjunction with some form of firearm big or small, single shot or rapid fire, as one is pretty much useless without the other. The determining factor in the lethality of the firearm / bullet combination however, has always been the result of the mindset of the individual brandishing the firearm at that time. Note that the term "individual" is used as for the most part, a firearm is a one person tool.
The individual may be required to use the firearm as a part of their normal everyday job requirements but the choice to actually pull the trigger still rests solely in the mind of the beholder.
Why you may ask would I state something in this post that is so obvious to the general populace as "it is the individuals choice that makes firearms lethal", it's simple....
"Firearms of any make, model, caliber or capacity" are inanimate objects until there is human interaction and that interaction regardless of caliber or capacity can be deadly. Restricting a particular family of weapons or quantity of bullets allowed is a shortsighted approach that fails to address the human component.
It is also the human component of corrupt or dictatorial governments and religions that need to be "corrected" to permit the growth of the human species.
Although it is quite small in comparison to a bomb or an advancing army, the single bullet when properly applied is perhaps the most effective tool available to address an intolerable or inhumane person or regime. A single well placed bullet can eliminate a negative influence on a society or religion making way for a more moderate, progressive or moral government or society to flourish.
So, the prescription for many of today's ills is an ounce of lead.
Call this guns for brains, but is it not better to expend a single bullet than to see a thousand lives wasted. Is it not better to end one life than to throw thousands into the meat grinder called war. The problem with that thought is that people, politicians and religions that use guns for brains are simply to lazy to think. To join them in their methodologies of self perpetuity damns us with them. The human component of the equation needs to be modified to be universally acceptable and effective.
Bullets hold the immediate power but do not provide the long term solution.
Guns for brains cannot be defeated except by brains for guns...
