10-02-2015, 12:51 PM
(10-02-2015, 11:56 AM)Au165 Wrote: That's actually false, You ever hear of MADD? The reason there are rallies is because those guns are used to kill peoples loved ones. Many of the alcohol related deaths are done to themselves, however when they do effect others (See drunk driving) there is outrage and people do demand change (see the lowering BAC levels).
I don't know that anyone in this thread has mentioned outlawing guns as a viable, or even good option. The problem is it's not an all or nothing situation. Just because some sort of regulation or process doesn't end all gun violence doesn't mean there shouldn't be an effort made to reduce it.
Really? Literally the third post. Unless they were talking about some other "legislation".
People may not be saying it outright (because it's an impossible stance to defend), but they certainly have no qualms pointing suggestively at it before saying "That's not what I meant!" and trailing off with vague generalities like "some sort of regulation or process" or "effort made".
As for your MADD point, many of the "gun related deaths" listed previously include suicides. If suicide by alcohol doesn't count, you can't count suicides as gun violence, either. And they still don't come close to advocating for prohibition the way that anti-gun groups advocate a virtual lockdown of gun shops (and then pretend they don't).
