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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

On 04/26/05 9:01 PM, "Michael Czeiszperger" <michael AT czeiszperger.org>
wrote:

> 
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 4:48 PM, David Minton wrote:
> 
>> On 04/26/05 3:47 PM, "Michael Czeiszperger"
>> <czei AT webperformanceinc.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> If you believe that some weapons (like a rocket-propelled grenade
>>> launcher) are too dangerous for the general population then we have a
>>> point of agreement to work from. The next step is only to establish
>>> *how dangerous* a weapon has to be before it should be illegal.
>> 
>> I think cars are probably the most dangerous weapon in the hands of the
>> average American. According to the CDC, more than 500,000
>> hospitalizations
>> and 41,000 deaths are attributed to car accidents each year in this
>> country
> 
> Good point. Because cars are so dangerous, their manufacture and use is
> regulated.  Imagine how many more deaths there would be if people
> didn't need drivers licenses, and there weren't laws pertaining to
> their use, such as stopping at stop signs.

Good point as well. I think we need more traffic laws. I am sure if we have
more traffic laws, traffic related deaths will go down. How about we control
the type of car you can drive. Some cars are obviously too dangerous, like
ones with spoilers, or mag wheels, or red paint. Cars like that look like
they are more likely to be in accidents, so we should probably ban them.

David