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In reply to the discussion: All hope is lost. DU gun debate shows that America isn't ready for real reform. [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)My issue is with this statement
" I look at cars the same way as in they are a tool or something people enjoy but can be used to hurt maim or kill."
You must be aware that this is a classic NRA meme, which attempts to put guns in the same category as cars, knives, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and seatbelts.
I doubt that you see your guns in the same light as you see your cars, any more than you see your smoke detector in the same way you see your lawn mower. The fact that they are all tools is irrelevant.
Only one of them is designed and manufactured with killing in mind and, as such, needs to be treated differently in terms of responsibility and accountability.
Unless you accept this difference, you will be unable to engage in a productive conversation about guns in relation to public safety.