Why are swords "better" than guns?

[partyprobe]

Swords are more romantic. Every one has a dream or the urge to learn or carry a sword. It is mostly because we all see those or hear stories of samurai fighting for morals and there masters. But then there was the brutal side of swords that most dont relate to when thinking of swords.

Guns are just more savage. They may be more modern but they just lack the skill, athletic need, and the need to dedicate your life. sure people have reasons to use guns but i would just find it less enjoyable killing with a gun.

Swords just kick ass

[fejknick]

Swords have a longer history.
If you're coming from behind with a katana and he has a 9 mm in his waist.....He's not gonna be a problem. But if he's laying 1000 meters away from you in a dessert with a sniper rifle. Then sword might not be the best. ^^

[Russkie]

Originally Posted by partyprobe

Swords are more romantic. Every one has a dream or the urge to learn or carry a sword. It is mostly because we all see those or hear stories of samurai fighting for morals and there masters. But then there was the brutal side of swords that most dont relate to when thinking of swords.

Guns are just more savage. They may be more modern but they just lack the skill, athletic need, and the need to dedicate your life. sure people have reasons to use guns but i would just find it less enjoyable killing with a gun.

Swords just kick ass

I agreed with everything except this.

Can you run 50 miles through a desert/jungle/wooded terrain while keeping your gun clean and in working order? Can you get to the 30 mile mark, find a good spot, and wait patiently for days until your target is within visible range? Can you accurately take out your target, evade capture, and then trek the 50 miles back?

Like the many idiots I have attempted to explain this to in the past, guns take a phenomenal amount of skill to master. It really is not "point and shoot" (unless your goal is to be bad with guns).

Yes, swords are cool and shiny. And I agree that they take skill. But please, remove your head out from that warm, comfy, and "oh, so familiar" place called your ass.

[Guardgirl]

i think swords are better cuz u can cut someones head off with them guns r just weird i would perfer a sword over a gun anyday

[analogZero]

Originally Posted by Russkie

I agreed with everything except this.

Can you run 50 miles through a desert/jungle/wooded terrain while keeping your gun clean and in working order? Can you get to the 30 mile mark, find a good spot, and wait patiently for days until your target is within visible range? Can you accurately take out your target, evade capture, and then trek the 50 miles back?

Like the many idiots I have attempted to explain this to in the past, guns take a phenomenal amount of skill to master. It really is not "point and shoot" (unless your goal is to be bad with guns).

Yes, swords are cool and shiny. And I agree that they take skill. But please, remove your head out from that warm, comfy, and "oh, so familiar" place called your ass.

I'd agree up to the patience and hiking bits. that's just patience and hiking, unless your killing time by shooting at stuff and using the gun as a walking stick. guns do require skill folks, they're just easier to fit into your purse than a nodachi. The difference between an exemplary marksman and a novice is that the marksman's already shot you in the eye before the novice's realized he left the safety on.
still pro blade though, that sh*t's solid.

[Vakarak]

Originally Posted by fejknick

Swords have a longer history.
If you're coming from behind with a katana and he has a 9 mm in his waist.....He's not gonna be a problem. But if he's laying 1000 meters away from you in a dessert with a sniper rifle. Then sword might not be the best. ^^

rocks have an even longer history use them why don't ya

<.< -still for guns->.>

[Russkie]

Originally Posted by analogZero

I'd agree up to the patience and hiking bits. that's just patience and hiking, unless your killing time by shooting at stuff and using the gun as a walking stick. guns do require skill folks, they're just easier to fit into your purse than a nodachi. The difference between an exemplary marksman and a novice is that the marksman's already shot you in the eye before the novice's realized he left the safety on.
still pro blade though, that sh*t's solid.

That was just put in for effect, really. But I do know someone who was a sniper in the Marines (or at least I did). Stuff like that has happened, just not in the books. Oh, and the part where I said "30 miles" was a typo.

[tentairyu]

I say swords are better because it becomes a battle of techinque & strength and will.and if you do win then it is more meaningful because you were strong enough or crafty enough to pull out the deciding technique.with a gun technique still applies but a person who is low skilled can still kill anyone when conditions are in their favor.but for the elite such as a sniper you have to adjust for atmospheric and meteorlogical conditions and always maintain your weapon in top shape.however,the same must be done with a sword after a kill (in japan anyway)they shake the sword then with the index finger and thumb they rub the blood of the blade before they put away so the sword doesn't rust. of course you have to polish it and constantly check for fractures and other stuff too.I hate to say it but this is a push button society now. we have to ask how what is the best way to kill a person or we have to ask how can we kill X amount of people in one swoop. I wish we had gundams or valkyries.....

[fireice]

I am a fan of all weapons. I believe both guns and swords have there place in the world of killing. If you measure what is better just by just by effectiveness the gun wins. But there is a large downside to using guns. Guns have a large casualty rate among innocent people. There are to many stupid people out there with guns causing problems. The sword has one up side the discipline it takes to become a master of killing with it. The men who become masters with their weapon have the discipline it takes to use the weapon in the responsible way. How many people out there who own guns actually are trained how to use them. With the number of guns owned by people in America very few of them have the training in the effective use. Military and police officers have to go through training with their weapons that instills the discipline to use the weapon effectivly. I have been around guns since I was born I have spent many years learning how to use a gun safely. Now adays the world of violence is ruled by the gun but before the gun is invented the sword ruled the world of the kill.

[fejknick]

^
If you're gonna think like that then sticks and rocks was first. :D