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    Default Re: Newtown School Shootings

    Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
    A teenager can take his/her fathers' car for a ride without the father knowing... Juste like a young lad can take his mothers' guns and shoot her before going on a rampage with her guns...
    The car is registered, and has a license plate. The ownership of the car is tracked at the State level. The parent had to pass a minimal driving and safety test before being allowed on the road, and is required to have insurance for the vehicle in most states.

    Moreover, the car is required by law to have a host of safety features, such as locks, airbags, brakes, etc.

    I don't see a meaningful comparison between motor vehicles and firearms, at least not in the USA. That's because vehicle operation is treated as a privilege, while gun ownership, due to the phrasing of the Second Amendment, is a right. Unless/until we modify the Second Amendment, I don't see much meaningful change happening. And the political will just isn't there.

    Truthfully, I think any change is going to need to come from gun advocates themselves. Fun little fact: The NRA was originally founded to support the regulation of firearms. It's true, look it up. So when the NRA can move past Obama's gunna derk uhr gehns and get into some sort of workable regimen of gun regulation, ain't nothing gonna happen.

    Last edited by Lemur; 12-17-2012 at 16:42.

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