GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

Actually that post was more of a sarcastic post, pointing out how everyone seams to point the finger at firearms and over look other items such as auto deaths.

I have seen no one pointing the finger back and forth between auto and gun deaths except for those attempting to deflect from rational gun control discussions, personally. Maybe it depends on the company you keep?

Now as a side note, since you brought up a breathalyzer in a motor vehicle. Iowa has done this for years. You get a D.U.I. you have to have one installed in what ever you drive. You drive a pickup, it goes in that, drive a car it goes in that, a Motorcycle, it goes on that. Do you see a problem with that? I see a few.
One is the fact that they will put a PBT on a bike. How dangerous is that [especially when you hear how, when and where they work]?

Second is it goes into one vehicle and while you are told you can only drive that one vehicle no one follows that rule. They simply park it and drive something else until their time is up.
Thirdly if you have ever seen one of those contraptions you would realize just how dangerous these are. They are a box about the size of two packs of cigarettes, that is attached to a hose. That contraption randomly tells you when you must blow into it, as you are going down the road. You must put this contraption in front of your face and blow for 3-5 seconds.
I feel in a attempt to make people safer they are actually making things worse. But , I guess that is subject matter for another thread.

Minor inconveniences and systematic imperfections for a greater good, IMO.

The new ignition lock device is only the size of a cell phone. Breathe over the legal BAL limit, the vehicle becomes inoperable. That's gonna stop a lot of people from driving when they pose a significant threat to the safety and lives of themselves and others.



Those breathallizers are having a positive impact. I recently read some reports and stats on the subject. Here's one of the first articles I read pertaining to reduced repeat DUI offenses as a result of the breathalizer requirements, if you're interested: http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/47/2/1

Anyway, I think breathalizers will be a feature in all new cars in the next 20 years or less. I like having a glass of wine or a cocktail when I go out to dinner and feel it's fine for me to use my judgment in determining whether I can get behind the wheel safely afterwards. But, I can't really argue against breathalizers because I don't think a minor inconvenience to me is more important than measurably increased safety for myself and others on the road. I think some gun enthusiasts are unwilling to consider making any such personal trade-offs, no matter what.