Gun Safety Rules

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Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Oh hey! In 2006 there were around 17 accidental deaths per 100,000 registered vehicles. Since we know there are roughly the same numbers of registered firearms, that gives you roughly 0.26 accidental deaths per 100,000 registered firearms in the same year.

I fail to see the significance of such comparisons. It seems to me you are comparing apples and oranges here.

More people die slipping in their shower, than inadvertedly poisoning themselves with cyanide - does this mean that showers should be outlawed, and cyanide should be sold freely?

Note that personally I dislike guns, but I think am NOT an advocate for strict weapon control.
I find desirable to live in a community where there are as few guns as possible, but I also find desirable that people are not forbidden by governments from owning weapons if they wish.

I am just saying that a point can be made for some sort of gun-control, even if cars kill more people than guns, because cars are not designed to kill people, and because banning cars would have a far greater impact on economy/lifestyle than banning guns.

Tobacco and alcohol kill far more people than either guns or cars, but I don't think those should be outlawed - the US tried to outlaw alcohol, and it didn't go well. The same goes for drugs and the "War on Drugs", actually.