Reply #35: a gazillion mass murders committed by guns in the US??

[Ghost in the Machine]

What's with all the sensationalism in the news when one happens then? Do they get way under-reported or something? It shouldn't be a big deal if gazillions of them happen every year, that would equate down to about a million per day, or in gobbledygook speak, "awholehellofalotta" mass murders happening every day.

You said:

"Then again, it is not the CAR/TRUCK that is the problem, but the exposives inside. In your scenario, shouldn't we prevent the sale or use of bomb making material?"

So by that logic, we can conclude that GUNS don't kill people, the explosive ammunition inside it kills people. So, in your scenario, we could just prevent the sale of bullets and cure the problem, right? A gun is just the delivery vehicle for the explosive, just like a car is the delivery method for a car bomb.

A FEW FACTS:

"According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2005, 16,885 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one almost every half-hour. These deaths constituted approximately 39 percent of the 43,443 total traffic fatalities.

This is a slight decrease from 2004, when 16,919 people were killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes, representing 39 percent of the 42,836 people killed in all traffic crashes.

Nationally, alcohol-related fatalities are fairly flat, down .2% from 16,919 to 16,885 and fatalities involving a driver at or above a .08 were down 1.2% from 13,099 to 12,945."
http://www.madd.com/stats/1112

"Weapons 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 14,061 14,263 14,465 14,210 14,860
Total firearms: 8,890 9,528 9,659 9,385 10,100
Handguns 6,931 7,294 7,745 7,286 7,543
Rifles 386 488 392 403 442
Shotguns 511 486 454 507 517
Other guns 59 75 76 117 137
Firearms, type not stated 1,003 1,185 992 1,072 1,461
Knives or cutting instruments 1,831 1,776 1,828 1,866 1,914
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 680 681 650 667 597
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)2 961 954 962 943 892
Poison 12 23 9 13 9
Explosives 4 11 4 1 2
Fire 109 103 170 118 123
Narcotics 37 48 44 80 44
Drowning 23 20 17 16 20
Strangulation 153 145 184 156 120
Asphyxiation 116 100 131 109 96
Other weapons or weapons not stated 1,245 874 807 856 943

1 The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included.
2 Pushed is included in personal weapons. "
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/offenses/expanded_information/data/shrtable_07.html

It looks like more people are killed by drunk drivers than by guns, so yes, by all means, let's ban cars!..... and alcohol!!