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Mandatory seat-belt laws??? Stiff penalties for drunk driving?... Aren't these...um...regulations? Aristus Dec 2012 #1
No they are not regulations. former9thward Dec 2012 #16
The point is, they are legal strictures that have a demonstrable benefit on the public health. Aristus Dec 2012 #23
Good news being spun as bad news slackmaster Dec 2012 #2
Quote me the number of intentional vehicular homicides vs. intentional gun deaths and get back to me Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #3
The factoid being touted in the cited article has nothing to do with intentional vehicular homicides slackmaster Dec 2012 #13
Right. Except the Cars vs. Guns comparision is commonly used by gun enthusiasts. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #24
In this case YOU are the one who brought cars vs. guns into the discussion slackmaster Dec 2012 #30
I only brought it in because people like you love to repeat the analogy ad nauseum. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #38
That, Sir, was Not Even A Good Try.... The Magistrate Dec 2012 #5
Surely someone with the lofty title of Magistrate has a basic knowledge of statistics. slackmaster Dec 2012 #14
Not Relevant Here, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #18
Baloney slackmaster Dec 2012 #19
Always Fun, Sir, To See 'Team NRA' Types Deny Their God When Pressed Before An Audience The Magistrate Dec 2012 #27
Good stuff, Mr. Magistrate bongbong Dec 2012 #28
That, dear Sir, was a refreshing retort! FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #34
Could economics play a part? In 1993 we were coming out of one recession, ... happyslug Dec 2012 #22
Quite Possibly, Sir, there Is An Economic Element To the Trend The Magistrate Dec 2012 #26
Quit calling me "Sir" I work for living happyslug Dec 2012 #36
Reality has a well-known Liberal bias. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #4
Cars are ever-more-engineered to be safer. Guns are ever-more-engineered to be deadlier. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #6
Very good. n/t Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #21
I may have to stop driving my gun to work. truthisfreedom Dec 2012 #7
If these 32 murders/day were due to a mysterious disease, we'd be on it toby jo Dec 2012 #8
this news isn't surprising to me imo antigop_1980cali Dec 2012 #9
Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #10
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What does the race of the victims have to do with anything? Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #12
Your post is so full of fail, I don't even know whereto begin. Raine1967 Dec 2012 #15
This will not end well. slackmaster Dec 2012 #17
Seeing as car ownership is probably upwards of 90% of US families mainer Dec 2012 #20
Very good point! FailureToCommunicate Dec 2012 #35
Actually the number of guns will probably exceed the number of cars, Doctor_J Dec 2012 #41
Just another day in Second Amendment America. Land of of the Bloodthirsty Dems to Win Dec 2012 #25
Slight correction to your title bongbong Dec 2012 #29
Thanks for the correction! Dems to Win Dec 2012 #33
Total Garbage Dude Janspece Dec 2012 #31
If you don't want to come across as a newby troll, ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #32
And how? Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #39
Some of this appears to be due to rising suicide rates NickB79 Dec 2012 #37
And just in addition Dokkie Dec 2012 #43
One stoopid talking point bites the dust Doctor_J Dec 2012 #40
ban cars and traffic fatalities will be nearly eliminated n/t Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #42
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