FR>Interesting that you make the analogy between cars and guns. That is the 
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  >argument that the HCI is making. See their web page about licensing and
  >registration of handguns (http://www.handguncontrol.org/about-main.htm) 
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  >point is to treat guns essentially the same way as we treat cars. Cars are
  >registered to the owner. Guns should be registered to the owner. Drivers 
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  >cars are licensed, shooters of guns should be licensed.  Why treat guns 
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  >less serious than cars?  Fascinating, I thought you would be dead set 
agains
Cars are more dangerous than guns.  You have no right to a car.  You 
do have a right to a gun.  
In spite of the fact that there are more guns than cars, virtually 
every automobile related death occurs by accident, while most operators 
of those vehicles are trying to handle an inherently dangerous machine 
as carefully as they can, or at least not intentionally trying to cause 
harm.  Yet, there are 40,000+ accidental auto deaths annually versus 
about 1500 accidental firearms deaths in this country.
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Virtually all (except 1500) of the 35,000 firearms deaths are the result 
of deliberate intentional human action.
Thinking of the children now, about 290 children die annually in the 
U.S. due to firearms accidents.  Compare that to 3700 in automobile 
accidents, or 1200 in swimming pool accidents.
The evidence is clear : firearms, which we have a RIGHT to, are 
inherently safe.  Automobiles, which we have NO right to, are 
inherently dangerous.
I have no problem regulating automobiles.
 * 1st 2.00 #9525 * if guns cause crime then  cameras cause pornography
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