If there were no guns in the world, would men use spears?

Question

Won't they always find a way to kill each other no matter what the weapon is?

Answer 1

Native Americans didn't have guns and they accomplished killing, one another, with bows, spear, and knives. So the answer to your question is yes.

Answer 2

"It is the contention of this observer that few homicides due to shooting could be avoided merely if a firearm were not immediately present, and that the offender would select some other weapon to achieve the same destructive goal." - Marvin E. Wolfgang, Patterns in Criminal Homicide, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1958) p. 82

"It is suggested that, in [domestic violence] at least, the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is of far less importance to the outcome than the passion generated in the attacker. The man who has lost control will cause serious injuries in many cases, quite irrespective of the weapon he uses and regardless of the certainty of detection and punishment." - Inspector Colin Greenwood, Firearms Control, (Routledge and Keegan, London, 1972,) p. 132

"No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before." - Inspector Colin Greenwood, Firearms Control, (Routledge and Keegan, London, 1972) p. 243

"It is commonly hypothesized that much criminal violence, especially homicide, occurs simply because the means of lethal violence (firearms) are readily at hand, and thus that much homicide would not occur were firearms generally less available. There is no persuasive evidence that supports this view." - James Wright and Peter Rossi, Armed and Considered Dangerous, (Aldine de Gruyter, NY, 1986)

Answer 3

I would use a spear, and yes to the last portion of the Q

Answer 4

Yes definitely. But for long range shots, arrows will be the best. and for close range a sword.

Answer 5

Dude, are you serious? Haven't humans been killing each other since early man swung what ever he could get his hands on?

Answer 6

And rocks and tree limbs any device to kill

Answer 7

Of course, What do you think they used before guns were invented.

Answer 8

Yes. And grenades.

Answer 9

No, I guess bombs