07-31-2012, 11:11 AM
(07-31-2012, 10:53 AM)Duchess Wrote: Everyone has an opinion about this but the bottom line is that people kill, guns don't. I like the argument about drunk drivers & cars the best.
It's actually a great comparative, because the number of deaths per year are just about the same for impaired drivers vs. guns.
The difference is that somehow impaired driving gets a pass, but gun violence demands more and more legislation and calls for bans. Cars are far more dangerous statistically than guns - they kill and wound more people than guns in fact. Where is the call to ban cars?
Selective moral outrage is a funny thing, ain't it?