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wellst0nev0ter

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17. I wish we could regulate guns LIKE cars

Reply to bigbrother05 (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2019, 11:13 PM

Sep 2019

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When a 2A advocate compares guns to autos, ask about the Corvair [View all] bigbrother05 Sep 2019 OP

It's a ridiculous analogy in the first place. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #1

The car/gun analogy literally drives me (pun intended) up the wall Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2019 #3

Great rebuttal to the cars kill more . . . rogue emissary Sep 2019 #2

And we already do that with fireams. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #14

Then there should be no problem with what Beto, Harris Swalwell and other have proposed. rogue emissary Sep 2019 #15

We ban, regulate and restrict the individuals who can drive cars for cause. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #16

People have all sorts of items confiscated if they are deemed unsafe. rogue emissary Sep 2019 #36

Like what? Let's talk about the examples you're thinking about. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #44

Go to an airport with any item that's sharp. rogue emissary Sep 2019 #48

Ok, but that occurs in a secure area -- not every area of life. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #49

Beto's policy propot the gun is the cause. rogue emissary Sep 2019 #67

Beto is just plain wrong about all of that. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #69

The government has never threatened to take a entire series of cars away from owners Polybius Sep 2019 #63

They've recalled cars determined dangerous or defective. rogue emissary Sep 2019 #66

So, we can register gunz like cars - and make stupid gun nutz get a license too? jpak Sep 2019 #29

Yes we could. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #43

Unless you make your own gunz - they would have to be possessed off your property jpak Sep 2019 #46

That is untrue about the Corvair DVRacer Sep 2019 #4

Pony cars didn't kill the VW, but GM wanted to avoid the grief bigbrother05 Sep 2019 #8

And, as I remember, all you had to do was install a stabilizer bar in the back... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #9

Yup gotta remember slow in fast out DVRacer Sep 2019 #11

GM changed the suspension after the first few years. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2019 #37

Tell that to Ernie Kovacs. Doc_Technical Sep 2019 #24

When Americans spent as much time with their guns as they spend with their cars, struggle4progress Sep 2019 #5

Excellent point. Paladin Sep 2019 #23

Everything that can create a potential harm or death to citizens are regulated Yavin4 Sep 2019 #6

I nominate the Ford Pinto TruckFump Sep 2019 #7

The industry can't fix the person connected to the trigger finger. nt Hotler Sep 2019 #10

Um... Straw Man Sep 2019 #12

Cars make better analogies FOR regulating guns than against coti Sep 2019 #13

I wish we could regulate guns LIKE cars wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #17

Me too. Straw Man Sep 2019 #18

Can you conceal/carry cars? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #20

But you can "open carry" cars anywhere. Straw Man Sep 2019 #31

You can't physically carry cars wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #33

As I said before ... Straw Man Sep 2019 #38

So by your logic ... Straw Man Sep 2019 #40

Soo... different things get regulated differently then? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #52

Um ... do you remember how you started this sub-thread? Straw Man Sep 2019 #55

I meant to say "to the same extent as cars" wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #58

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush. Straw Man Sep 2019 #59

Actually, that's not a bad idea wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #61

Make up your mind: Should gun licensing be done at the state level, or the federal level? Straw Man Sep 2019 #62

Are drivers' licenses offered at the state or federal level? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #65

State level. Recognized nationally. Straw Man Sep 2019 #68

It's easier to NOT conceal carry a gun wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #70

I disagree wholeheartedly. Straw Man Sep 2019 #71

Another problem is there is more licensing and testing than some cases guns JonLP24 Sep 2019 #19

Also tell the 2A folks who compare cars to guns: Martin Eden Sep 2019 #21

In many states... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2019 #22

Except for the insurance ... Straw Man Sep 2019 #41

Universal across all states Martin Eden Sep 2019 #50

And then we can have 50-state reciprocity for concealed carry? Straw Man Sep 2019 #56

I didn't say that. Martin Eden Sep 2019 #57

We're talking about the cars/guns analogy. Straw Man Sep 2019 #60

When a car kills someone, it's not because it's doing what it's designed to do. Iggo Sep 2019 #25

Also, they run from that comparison when it comes to registration and insurance. Iggo Sep 2019 #26

A car is desgined for transport. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #27

A car *accident* is just that - a mass murder is a deliberate act jpak Sep 2019 #28

Ralph has a credibility problem randr Sep 2019 #30

Allow me to nitpick. Straw Man Sep 2019 #39

My memory does not serve me well randr Sep 2019 #42

Could it have been the Mustang? Straw Man Sep 2019 #45

May very well have been randr Sep 2019 #47

You're citing fake news. pintobean Sep 2019 #32

3 Ideas many young people do not know: Stuart G Sep 2019 #34

Cars have many different functions. Weapons only have one. Initech Sep 2019 #35

Target shooting? Skeet shooting? Thinning overpopulation of deer? MichMan Sep 2019 #51

They're for killing tasty animals and keeping the king of England out of your face! Initech Sep 2019 #54

They don't design cars to kill as many people as possible. Crunchy Frog Sep 2019 #53

Corvairs didn't kill. Corsair DEALERS killed jmowreader Sep 2019 #64