Which of the following claims about a legal prohibition of torture is McMahan arguing for by comparing such a ban to a hypothetical ban on private handgun ownership?
A) Although both measures are objectively permissible, both would be far too impractical to implement in practice.
B) Although both measures are subjectively permissible to their proponents, neither measure is objectively permissible.
C) Although both measures are alleged by their proponents to save lives in the short term, both would put substantially more lives at risk in the long term.
D) Although both measures would put some innocent lives at risk in the short term, both would result in greater overall security in the long term.

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McMahan uses the comparison to argue that while both measures might pose risks to innocent lives in the short term, they ultimately lead to greater overall security and safety in the long term, similar to how a ban on private handgun ownership might be seen.

Which of the Following Claims About a Legal Prohibition of Torture