another school shooting in U.S. of A. :(

Not to mention vehicle operation requires a regularly updated government-issued operator’s license, registration and insurance, whereas firearm ownership, um, er...

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Originally Posted by chuck34

That's such a sick statement that I won't even respond.

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Don't try to improve your society, better not to want to give an answer then to give up on guns. It's great to have the 'freedom' of choice isn't it?

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Originally Posted by Starter

Cars are exactly like guns in that, if they are misused, death and destruction can result. So the comparison is valid.

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Because if guns are used properly then all they do is perfume the house and plant flowers, right?

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Originally Posted by schmenke

An automobile, as mentioned, is a mode of transportation.

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So is a gun, free and fast transportation between this world and the one of Hades.

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Not to mention vehicle operation requires a regularly updated government-issued operator’s license, registration and insurance, whereas firearm ownership, um, er...

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You forgot regular technical inspection and winter tires.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Because if guns are used properly then all they do is perfume the house and plant flowers, right?

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They do the following:
1) Provide meat for those who hunt.
2) Provide a source of competition and skill for those who target shoot.
3) Provide some defense against those who would invade one's home to steal or assault the occupants.
4) Provide a means of recourse against abusive government. (Rarely used, but necessary for free people remaining free over the long term.)

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Originally Posted by schmenke

Absolutely false.

The sole design and purpose of an assault rifle is to kill human beings as quickly and efficiently as possible.

An automobile, as mentioned, is a mode of transportation.

Yet, we mandate the registration of the former without thought :rolleyes:

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Re read what I wrote and tell me again exactly how, as stated, it's false. You have added other, not stated, qualifications. Also, how does intended use, as opposed to actual use, have anything to do with it?

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Originally Posted by ioan

Don't try to improve your society, better not to want to give an answer then to give up on guns. It's great to have the 'freedom' of choice isn't it?

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Yes, it is. Too bad you don't have it. I feel for your loss.

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Self Protection. To hunt. Because our constitution say we can.
Do you NEED a Ferrari 599? It is Illegal to exceed the speed limit, so why is it legal to produce road legal cars capable of tripling the speed limit.

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It's also legal to produce HGV's, Semis, APCs etc. but it doesn't mean that we just let everyone use them does it? There are conditions which accompany the use of heavy vehicles on the road and in some cases even stricter limits on the speeds that they travel.
More generally, there are a host of rules about where one can drive, where they can park, how fast you can drive and where. You can't just arbitrarily drive at 130mph past a school at 3pm on a Wednesday. It's dangerous and the law reflects this.
Germany, which by the way has even stricter rules about how to behave on the roads, about the proper maintenance and the design rules which go into the building of a motor car.