Wouldn't banning smoking save more lifes than banning guns?

[CreekDog]

7. We've tightened the regulations on smoking and have reduced it substantially

but still kept it legal, though not as cheap, for those who want to partake. and at the same time, have spent a lot of effort trying to keep cigarettes out of the wrong hands --which has had lots of success, though nothing is perfect.

i think it's a great analogy to guns.

we can keep them legal, substantially increase regulation of them, increase their cost and institute tough regulations to keep them out of the wrong hands.

and guns will decrease, just as smoking has, but will still be legal for those who want to partake.

and likely, just as reducing smoking has reduced deaths, reducing guns in the same way, will also reduce deaths.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP SMOKING --IT IS THE MOST APT ANALOGY FOR THE GUN ISSUE!

THE WAY WE TREAT SMOKING IS EXACTLY LIKE WE SHOULD TREAT GUNS (except we should have background checks for guns --we don't for smoking...but the restrictions and regulations, while maintaining as legal are things to be copied).