Can anyone make a coherent argument that guns are LESS dangerous than cars? i doubt it...

[JDPriestly]

101. Not really, but I can prove beyond any doubt that cars are more useful in everyday life for the

average person than are guns.

We know that many objects can become deadly weapons. If the objects are otherwise useful, we try to be careful with them, but we permit them. Garden hoes are a good example.

Agatha Christie's mystery stories feature poisons that are otherwise useful.

And when it comes to guns, a hunting rifle that has a limited capacity is useful. For certain people in a very restricted number of situations, handguns may be needed.

But automatic weapons are simply designed to kill. Yes. You can use them to shoot at objects, but in fact they are designed to kill and have no other purpose.

That's why I don't support a ban on low-capacity guns, but I do support a ban on weapons that are designed to kill quickly and many and for no other purpose than the entertainment of the person shooting them.

In evaluating products, you have to consider their benefits versus their costs or dangers. In many cases, guns pass the test. We only need to be certain they don't get into the wrong hands.

But there are guns and ammunition that should not be available unless a person gets a very hard-to-get permit.