(April 20, 2015 at 5:11 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: Alcohol consumed in moderation can have health benefits. It's used in cooking. With tea it makes a great drink for warming up. It can be a remedy for indigestion. While it's true that it causes a lot of harm when misused, guns don't really have any other uses than shooting. I see your point, but I'd still argue that guns are more dangerous and the harm from alcohol is more easily preventable than the harm from firearm use.
Guns used for the right purpose are also fine--hunting and self-defense for example. The ill effects on society are much higher from alcohol abuse than from gun abuse. It's not a matter of whether or not they can be okay, but rather what harm they cause to society.