I suppose at first glance, this might seem to be ASB, but I think this place would be better suited for it.
What if in the Comics, Batman allowed himself the use of a gun? Not when he was dealing with petty criminals and robbers, but when he really thought he needed to use on?
For example, lets say the Joker is about to destroy all of Gotham City, and the only way to stop him would be for batman to shot and kill him?
What sort of affect would this have on the story-line, as well as the publics reaction to it? Would Batman still be as popular? Or would it have been banned long-ago? What affect would it have on the rest of the comics industry?
Anyway, I'm surious to hear what you guys have to say on this.
ps- I could be wrong about this, but I believe in some of the early comics, Batman did sometimes use a gun. Can anyone verify this?