Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Some Interesting Comparisons




                                             CARS          SCOOTERS             GUNS
Age limit to use                      16                  None                     None
License required                     Yes                 No                         No
Insurance required                  Yes                 No                         No
Training required                    Yes                 No                         No
Registration required              Yes                 No                         No
Lock included                          Yes                 No                         No
Marketed to children               No                 Yes                        Yes
Injuries per year                     2,300,000*       27,600****          70,000**
Deaths per year                      34,000***        2****                   32,000***


So we can regulate cars but not guns just because cars weren’t mentioned
in the Constitution?

Or is it that we regulate guns the same as scooters because they are
 equally dangerous?

For some thoughts on how to combat gun violence see my previous post.

* http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/index.html
** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States
*** http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm
**** http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4949a2.htm

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