Explain to me how hunting and self-defense are not maiming and killing, and then we can talk.

... the difference being that while P2P has legitimate uses, guns have NO legitimate use, at least in my mind. They are designed for one purpose: to maim and to kill. I don't care whether the intended target is a criminal or not, I still believe that that is wrong. That's not to mention the fact that while most people might buy them for "legitimate" purposes, a large portion of those guns unfortunately end up being used to commit crimes or accidents anyway.

Apparently this has been a danger for decades with similar incidents reported in China, Britain, Belgium, and Germany.

Please stop spreading the FUD about the amount of mercury in CFLs, which is negligible. The mercury in CFLs constitutes 0.1% of what we dump into the environment annually, and CFLs contribute far less mercury to the environment than incandescent bulbs. http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf