do it for the children!

Automobiles are abused. There are actually people on the road right now that are driving drunk and/or under the influence of some illegal drug. There are also people driving around with either no license or a revoked/suspended license. People steal cars and use them in crimes; others use vehicles to try and kill other people (e.g. the UNC incident).

According to the CDC, 45,113 people died in automobile accidents in the U.S. in 2004. Aside from disease and natural causes, car accidents are the leading cause of death in America. Shouldn’t we ban all cars, trucks, suv’s, and motorcycles? Look at all the abuses and deaths! If not for ourselves, we should do it for the children!

This argument is obviously ridiculous. Just because there are a few crazies out there who abuse automobiles, it doesn’t mean that the law-abiding citizens should have to buy a horse and buggy like Jedediah and Zechariah. There should be strict punishment for those who break the law, but the responsible people who follow the laws should be left alone.

Now, let’s look at gun control. The vast majority of gun owners in this country are licensed, responsible, and follow the laws relating to gun ownership. Granted, there are some retards who use guns illegally (e.g. carry without a license/permit, steal them to commit crimes, kill people with them, etc.), but that doesn’t mean we should ban them from everyone. Punish the criminals, but don’t disarm the populace in the name of a safer environment. (We've got to protect the children!) We all know that gun control cannot work. It’s been proven over and over in cities all over the world.

-Just for comparison’s sake, 29,569 people died in 2004 in a firearm related incident, including police shootings, accidents, and suicides. (Suicides alone account for over half of all firearm related deaths.) Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Brady!