Next time someone mentions gun rights

[CBHagman]

62. The analogy from "Gift of Fear" author Gavin de Becker.

[url]http://gavindebecker.com/resources/child_safety/children_visiting_houses_with_guns/[/url]

... the design of billions of bottles of consumer products was changed after the deaths of eight people from poisoned Tylenol, a tragedy completely beyond the control of the manufacturer. Ironically, gun-makers knowingly and enthusiastically build products that kill five hundred Americans each week for which we don’t require a single safety feature.


One correction to the above: Other sources say seven people died during the Tylenol poisonings, not eight. Still, fewer than 10 deaths and we changed how we bottle medicine.

And note how U.S. airport security changed after one would-be shoe bomber, Richard Reid (If there was another one, I can't name him). Yes, the object is to screen for explosive materials, but note the degree of screening (and the nonthreatening and compliant nature of the screened).