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    More people die in auto accidents than from firearms

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    Tired meme. It's time the NRA did better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mac-7 View Post
    More people die in auto accidents than from firearms
    Please spare us the idiotic attempt at the comparison. We've seen it ad nauseum. It was just as absurd the first time as it was the millionth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by domer76 View Post
    Please spare us the idiotic attempt at the comparison. We've seen it ad nauseum. It was just as absurd the first time as it was the millionth.
    The fact remains that cars kill more people than guns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by domer76 View Post
    Please spare us the idiotic attempt at the comparison. We've seen it ad nauseum. It was just as absurd the first time as it was the millionth.
    So it's the control not the guns you're really worried about. A mere 10-15 MPH reduction in speed limits would save thousands of lives. If saving lives is what you really care about you'd support that

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    Could be a good comparison if cars were designed to kill people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Common Sense View Post
    Could be a good comparison if cars were designed to kill people.
    There's only one thing designed from the start to kill. It ain't my Audi.

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    If only guns had all the safety gear cars had...

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    If we really want to take this comparison further, we can

    With a spike in deaths, the government did step in in the 60's and create the Highway Safety Act.

    Much like gun deaths today, the 60's saw a dramatic increase due to the proliferation of the automobile. So, they enacted common sense measures to help reduce injuries and fatalities. A lot of the measures worked. Particularly the way cars were designed. That was due to government regulations.



    Flash forward to today. Gun fatalities, for the first time, are predicted to outnumber car fatalities.



    Yeah, some awesome comparison you got there....
    Flash forward to today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    I rode my bike throughout college and still do for the most part unless I need to drive. I'm not saying that cars are not necessary sometimes, I'm just saying that there are too many in my opinion and I think a lot of things would improve if we relied less on them. I think dense cities should also try and reconfigure their infrastructure to emphasize bikes and walking more than the automobile.
    Then get elected to a city or county council position and see if you can impose your will upon the people as government officials always do.

    See if you can lead or inspire people to change the way they do things.
    Last edited by Tahuyaman; 08-28-2015 at 08:18 PM.

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