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In reply to the discussion: Linkin Leatham, 'Miracle' Baby, Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself With Father's Gun [View all]wickerwoman
(5,662 posts)We accept a lot of risky behavior in our society, sometimes because the benefits outweight the harm (driving automobiles) and sometimes because prohibition is impossible to enforce (alcohol).
I don't drink but I don't support prohibition either because anyone can brew or distill alcohol in their bathtub or under their beds and then sell it for pennies. Not everyone can assemble a TEC-9 using spare parts from their VCR. It is actually feasible to drastically reduce the number of guns in private hands and to drive up blackmarket prices beyond what most people could afford.
Also, we do still prohibit sales of certain kinds of alcohol (beyond a certain proof), restrict what hours, where and by whom they can be bought, etc. Tighter restrictions on certain kinds of guns and where people can access them would also help to reduce the carnage.