It is simply a tool, an implement, you can be killed just as easy with a claw hammer as with a firearm.
Ah yes, as we all got that training before using a claw hammer.
1) assume your claw hammer is always loaded
2) never point a claw hammer at something unless you intend to use it
3) never use a claw hammer unless you intend to destroy what you use it on
4) ensure the area behind your target is clear before utilizing the claw hammer
Pretending a firearm is simply a tool and comparable to a claw hammer is disingenuous at best and dishonest at worst.
Your assessment of ammosexuals is accurate but not all firearm advocates/defenders are ammosexuals. That was neither stated nor implied, I'm just throwing it out there.
"When the most important customers shift from [users]
Have the users ever been the most important customer? The users aren't even the customer, they're the product, always have been. That's the entire point of the site; focused areas for focused advertising dollars. The AI licensing is gravy but will probably be big business, too.
Deliberately screwing with the climate is just a really awful, terrible, horrible idea.
We've been deliberately screwing with the climate for decades. It's too late to whine about it now. That's just dishonest, bad faith, bullshittery.
Without life, Biology itself would be impossible.