Cawlin posted:
Jorrdan posted:
Taking one sentence out of context of the entire argument is also flawed but if that is what you need to do so be it.
To be fair, your statement was kind of absurd Jorrdan.
Further, the statistics don't agree with you.
You are in truth, about three times more likely to kill someone in another state with your car as you are with a gun...
There are almost 3 times as many vehicle deaths each year as there are firearms homicides.
There are around 250 million passenger vehicles owned in the US, and there are around 30-35k vehicular deaths per year.
There are around 200 million privately owned firearms in the US, and there are about 12k firearms homicides per year.
If you limit the firearms homicides to those committed with legally owned firearms the numbers get even more lopsided.
It seems that we should regulate driving more carefully if you ask me.
Perhaps I wasn't clear then. It is the
I am speaking of behind the purchase of a firearm in one state and carrying it into another (some people actually do buy them for purposes that are not good which is why I used the DC/Virginia state line example) whereas with a car when I obtain a license my intent is to drive; not to kill people with the car (accidentally or no).
