Is car control necessary?
In the aftermath of the tragedies that unfolded in Sandy elementry and the Aurora theater, I got to thinking about tougher car control laws.
We all know that cars kill and cripple a lot of people every year (more than guns, by the way). Most car crashes are caused by speeding. And driving at high speed is not necessary within city limits anyway. So why don't we ban all cars that can get up to over 40 mph for example? That will sure prevent many traffic tragedies and deaths.
Also, why not list all car owners in a registry, so that anyone can look up car owners in his/her area? Just in case they want to steer clear of them while they cross the road, to prevent unnecessary fatalities.
Are you with me? I think it's a great idea.
Update:@Michael B - Repeal Prop. 8!
No, i just want to give shortsighted liberals a taste of their own medicine. If you want to encroach on our right to own firearms, we should encroach on your right to own WAY MORE dangerous cars.
BTW, did you know that KIDS are being run over by speeding car owners? And every year a lot more kids are killed die to speeding than due to gun violence? I guess ignorance is a bliss to you. You have great selective perception, you pay attention to only what you like and the rest you shut off.
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A few problems with your analyses:
1. A car is a tool that is not designed for the purpose of killing a person unlike a gun. Therefore the regulation of either should be fundamentally different.
2. Driving at high speed is necessary in order to minimise costs of transport. Currently there are limits on the sizes of engines that people are allowed to put in their car based on training and qualifications - but there is no limit on the calibres of hand guns and rifles people are allowed to own in many states.
3. Seatbelts are proven to reduce the liklihood of injury or death in cars so they have been made compulsory, as have ABS, airbags, indicators and a host of other safety measures that car manufacturers must comply with. Why not apply the same restrictions to gun manufacturing?
3. Most gun deaths are caused by someone choosing to point a gun at someone and pulling the trigger, whereas most people who crash cars do not intend to crash them.
4. All car owners ARE listed in a registry - anyone can have the police or insurers look up the registry for an approved purpose. This is something that currently does not exist for guns.
Oh man. Your cynicism is palpable. First, cars have license plates. Easily identified. Second, owners have licenses and must complete a required instruction course, written test, and demonstrate ability to operate a motor vehicle. Third, there are different licenses for different vehicles. So, you can see it is already highly regulated. Fourth, driving is a privilege, not a right as defined in the Constitution of the United States of America.
Comparing gun ownership to driving only defeats your argument against gun control. The only responsible thing to do is amend the Constitution and make gun ownership a privilege, not a right. And to that end, I am highly supportive. Fewer guns mean fewer crimes using guns; fewer crimes using guns means fewer gun related fatalities. Period.
No, but it's a great excuse for the pro-massacre crowd on the right to justify their enabling of child shootings in schools.