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Originally Posted by steeljack
I think the same argument could also be used for drunk driving which kills and maims thousands every year ..... I suppose you agree with the premise that it would be a good idea to ban both the production and sale of alcohol and use of motor vehicles since when combined they kill and maim thousands every year . ergo ....No alcohol + No motor cars = no deaths and maiming .
Maybe the answer is to have every cars ignition system hooked up to a breathalyser, great idea , until drunken Mum or Dad get little Wayne or Shane to start the car for them and put them in the backseat while they drive on to the next pub . Maybe its a good idea that no place selling alcohol should have a car-park , an obvious first step to cut down on drunk driving
No Alcohol + No Cars = no drunk driving deaths
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The main flaw in your argument is that cars are produced primarily for transport, alcohol was produced (in Europe anyway) as a way of preventing infection through dodgy water. Since then it has been used as a legal drug for pleasure.
A gun's only function is to kill.