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@B8JKL5S Agreements7mos ago

Many things can cause even more deaths, like cars

Cars are not inherently a bad thing though, it depends on who gets their hands on it.

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 @B8K5765 from Pennsylvania  disagreed…7mos7MO

Although it’s true that many objects—like cars—can cause deaths and are not “bad” on their own, there is an important difference: cars are designed for transportation, while firearms are specifically designed to cause harm, incapacitate, or kill.
Because of this, some argue that it makes sense to apply stricter civil liability standards to gun ownership and use than to other everyday objects.
In addition, cars require licensing, registration, training, insurance, and regular inspections, while comparable requirements do not always exist for firearms. This suggests that the comparison is not entirely fair and that a higher level of legal responsibility could be justified.

 @B8HJNZP from Michigan  disagreed…7mos7MO

I agree with this stament but say i had a gun to someone who’s never used it before and he accidentally pulls the trigger so i think people just need to be smart with how and what they do

 @B8JYL3L  from Colorado  disagreed…7mos7MO

Cars have a higher chance of survival, and guns can be used by anyone who can get them. Guns should be banned from public areas and should stay at least 8 miles away from schools.

 @B8K6Q45 from Nebraska  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree as guns can be for fun such as going to a shooting range yet they are a tool of mass destruction in used ina violent impulsive manor.

 @B8KFT34 from Pennsylvania  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree. Guns do not kill people. People kill people. Also, if we made guns illegal, then only criminals would have guns, and good people would not be able to protect themselves.

 @B8KF7F3 from Georgia  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree with this statement. It's not guns that kill people its that people kill people. We need to have more restrictions of who can buy guns in the U.S. so that morons cant have guns and go around and kill people.

 @B8JYJ5N from South Carolina  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree with this. There are certainly more dangerous items that people get their hands on than guns. I also agree with it depends on who gets their hands on them.

 @B8JY8B5 from Missouri  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree with that. What matters most is responsibility with guns. Gun safety usually prevents accidental gun death. The majority of gun death in America comes from urban gang violence which politicians especially on the left are largely silent on. There are places like Switzerland with lots of guns and not a lot of gun violence because the guns are not the problem, the lack of effective law enforcement is.

 @B8JR448 from Texas  agreed…7mos7MO

I agree with this opinion, while not everything is dangerous, the person using it can make it dangerous

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