- prometheus25
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Old school Bungie, born and raised,
In the Septagon is where I spend most of my days.
Relaxin', maxin', posting all cool,
Talking about Halo, life and some school.
Got in one little argument, and the mods got scared,
they said "You're gonna get banned and your member title'll be bare!"
Posted by: Big Black Bear
Posted by: prometheus25
Posted by: Big Black Bear
Posted by: prometheus25
Is it worth mentioning that twice as many people are killed every year by alcohol-related car accidents? Of course it's usually one or a few at a time, so that's tolerable, right?And that's also perfectly legal, right?
No it's not. That's my point. Making something illegal won't stop it. And in this case, the death toll is far higher.No, you're right... It won't stop it.
But, what do you think would happen if drinking and driving was to be made legal?
The deaths would likely go up.
But what you are arguing is that the banning of drunk driving is equivalent to the banning of guns. That's not parallel. The use of guns is a tool in a murder, like the use of cars in drunk driving incidents. Banning the sale, transport, and purchase of a vehicle would also stop alcohol-related automobile deaths (Hey, public transportation operated by licensed and trained vehicle operators would allow people to safely reach their destinations. We don't need to put the ordinary, every day citizen inside of a metal death machine. It's too dangerous).
But that's unreasonable.
Legislature against guns won't stop gun crimes because it didn't work for drunk driving, it didn't work for drugs, and it didn't work for alcohol in the prohibition era. History says this won't work, so we need new options.