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Exactly my point. Vehicles are not inherently unsafe. They can be unsafe if misused. This is why we have strict regulations on their operations. Regulations generally lacking for guns which are designed to be dangerous.
Yes, they are, the minute a human gets behind the wheel. For all their regulation and licensing and testing required for a license, the death toll and injuries from them far exceed those from guns. The regulations are apparently not stopping MORE deaths/injuries that occur from guns. So then why are those numbers 'acceptable?' Yet the fewer number from guns seem to require, in your opinion, severe restriction to banning? If that's the case, why not further restrict personal vehicles or require even more driver training?
Do you really not realize you are making my point and not yours? :doh
I am glad you concede the point that a gun killing or maiming someone is an example of it working properly. Therefore is something that is inherently dangerous should have just as much regulation as something not inherently unsafe. Ergo we need stricter gun control regulations.
Guns are used for many purposes. Many people have them for self-defense. I already explained that even if you dont like that, it's not up to you to decide how others choose to defend themselves and their families. Or hunt game. Or enjoy recreation. Are there other options? In some cases. Is it up to you to dictate to others? Not a chance.
Guns are not less safe than cars. And they are at least as regulated. So again...what's your point? Enormous regulation and required training has not made cars safe. Why do you continue to buy into a failed process? Would there be more accidents if there was less regulation and driver training? Most likely. And yet....even with existing laws....drivers kill everyday AND repeatedly. Yes.....people kill over and over with cars. They often dont go to jail the first time.
The bold is classic, btw. It may sound like a cliche, but criminals dont obey gun laws. :doh However they do harm gun owners and carriers.
This is a falsehood. The vehicle regulations save thousands of lives each year. Without the regulations we have in place now vehicle deaths would skyrocket.
Sounds good. Have any proof? And if the vehicle regulations we have NOW save thousands of lives each year, yet 10's of thousands are still killed and injured, why dont we just create more regulations and tighter driver training requirements to prevent them?
Btw, I'm not just talking about car accidents. Here, we hear of pedestrians killed or injured every week, sometimes more than one. It's shocking, beyond belief. The high rates of harm are practically ignored...yet the far fewer gun accidents are irrationally focused on.