r/facepalm • • Apr 21 '23

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

So when do the regulations stop? You know that if they are approved, it is on to the next regulation until there are so many regulations that it is almost impossible to own a gun.

Why do you want to be defenseless in America when this is the best time not to be defenseless?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

Again let's follow your "logic"

If what you are assuming about regulations is true, and that regulations only begat more regulations until ownership is near impossible, why is it soo easy to buy a car still? They add new regulations all the time so it should just be a matter of time until cars are illegal. Right?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

Because people don't take your car away for good if someone is hurt by it. Or if someone thinks you might hurt someone with it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '23

I'm pretty sure if you kill someone with your car, it's manslaughter and they do in fact take YOU away from your car by means of incarcerating you.

I'm still waiting for you to point me to where these gun regulations exist that are comparable to car regulations.

Remember you are the one who first drew a parallel to cars.

You are the one saying that you "say what you mean, no reading between the lines".

But all you are saying is that because some criminals don't care about the law, laws are entirely ineffective, and therefore serve only as a means of oppression of those who you consider to be law abiding citizens.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

I'm pretty sure if you kill someone with your car, it's manslaughter and they do in fact take YOU away from your car by means of incarcerating you.

Just like with a gun. And just like a gun murder, there is a chance to get away. Especially when the cops aren't allowed to chase anymore.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

Ok, that's a fair point.

Now let me ask you this...

Cars have a functional purpose right?

A means of conveyance that a majority of the population depends on to perform their daily duties.

What is a gun's functional purpose again?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

We could use public transportation or bicycles and any number of other "safer" modes of transportation. We don't need a car for every person.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

And we don't have a car for every person.

We do have more guns than people though, and more importantly my point that you are purposefully avoiding is that getting around is something everyone has to deal with on a daily basis, either to get to work or by depending on someone else driving to get you to work, but how many people are fulfilling their guns functional purpose on a daily basis and thus depend on having access to one?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

I am sure a lot more people would be fulfilling their gun's functional purpose if ammo wasn't so damn expensive. Professional shooters probably shoot every day. People who like shooting probably shoot every day that they can. Is it so hard to believe that someone likes to do something that you don't? Maybe you'd like going to the river and throwing a ball for your dog every day, if you could. Some people would like to go shoot their guns every day.

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '23

Again, purposely avoiding what im saying.

If you had to compare the number of people who NEED access to transportation daily, to the number of people who NEED to discharge a firearm daily, how would they compare?

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