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In reply to the discussion: And Nobody Cried: "They Are Trying To Take Away My Car" [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)9. Because there are very few accidental gun deaths per year
It's false equivalency. Guns do not go off by themselves. They are not so badly made that normal use makes them explode and injure bystanders.
They are used as tools to commit crime.
Cars are used to enable criminals to escape. Therefore, people can't own cars.
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Whether it's guns or cars or anything else, giving people 'wood' is not any form of problem
petronius
Jan 2013
#27
Only the most radical minority believe that - but, yes, that's what it's about.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#44
They LIKE the idea of the government targeting Liberals when they're in charge....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2013
#45
If people spent as much time with a gun in their hands as they do driving their vehicles...
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#22
Why - Because Of That Damned 2nd Amendment And The SCOTUS Unwilling To Take On The NRA
cantbeserious
Jan 2013
#16
A lot of proposals out there DO suggest elimination of some forms of gun ownership.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#21
That's because no one WAS trying to ban cars. And there were plenty of complaints about seat belts.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#42