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 Which do you fear more? A mass killer with a gun, or a drunk driver behind the wheel? (7)

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Which do you fear more? A mass killer with a gun, or a drunk driver behind the wheel?

In 2015, 10,265 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (29%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States.

So you tell me with each child dying from a drunk driver, why the Left is not all over the media pretending to be outraged over these innocent children's deaths? Do you have any idea how many more children are killed by drunk drivers than by guns in schools?
Where is the outrage and demand for alcohol regulations and back ground checks in public bars, nightclubs, etc.

If the real reasons for more gun control legislation is to save lives, why won't the Left propose laws mandating back ground checks in public places that sell alcohol to possible repeat DWI offenders?

I don't want this, but if your goal is to save lives with all your anti Gun rhetoric, you should be over joyed to save many thousands more lives by having background checks on people before buying alcohol in public places.

Do you have any idea how many times repeat DWI drivers continue to drink and drive? Approximately 40% of drunk drivers are repeat offenders! They drive even when their licenses are revoked!

The only way to prevent this is to do a background check before they buy that weapon of death.....ALCOHOL!

Wait, what you say? You say you don't want to be inconvenienced by background checks when buying alcohol? You say you are a law abiding citizen who would never drink and drive?
You say you don't want to pay more for alcohol to pay for those background checks for past DWI drivers?

I THOUGHT YOUR GOAL WAS TO SAVE LIVES? You expect law abiding citizens to pay more and put up with all the inconvenience from your anti gun legislation, but when it comes to your alcohol...... HANDS OFF?

A drunk driver behind the wheels of a car happens millions of times more often than some lunatic with a gun! The odds of you or your loved one being killed by a drunk driver is far higher than the odds of being shot at a concert or Church.

You are hypocrites and total jokes. You prove you could not care less about saving lives. You final goal is to take our guns.

You always spew your ludicrous reasoning why only guns should be singled out to save lives. A police state is just fine as long as it only controls one particular weapon of death..... the gun.

You say we already have alcohol restrictions? Yes, and we already have gun restrictions. You can't buy a gun under age, the same as alcohol. We can't shoot people, you can't hunt near public places and you can not drink and drive. BUT PEOPLE STILL DO IT!

IT'S NOT THE WEAPON OF CHOICE, BUT THE PERSON BEHIND THAT WEAPON. Use the brain God gave you and start addressing why people grow up to be criminals, or become irresponsible drinkers who have no problem drinking and driving.

Start addressing the core problem instead of their weapon of choice.
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33,000 deaths by firearm. 10,000 deaths by drunk driver. Both problems are bad. Both problems needs addressed.

FromWithin(8241) Disputed
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Do you have any idea how few of those 33,000 gun deaths are done by mass killers in schools, etc.?

You never hear a word from Democrats when the vast majority of gun deaths are from black on black gang wars.

If you actually fear your loved ones being killed by a gun more than by a drunk driver, then WOW!

I hear all the time about drunk driving deaths in my area, and hardly ever hear about gun deaths. Most of those gun deaths are in big cities.

It's those rare school shootings that gets these hypocrites foaming at the mouth.

Amarel(5669) Disputed
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33,000 deaths by firearm.

Suicide is not the same problem as homicide.

seanB(950) Disputed
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Drunk driving is not the same problem as gun crime. Accidental deaths of drunk drivers is not the same as drunk drivers causing the deaths of third parties. Drinking is not the same problem as shooting.

But if you are going to conflate two issues, then bananas and apples.

We all know that this never ending Gun control is not about so called "assault rifles" (the definition always ends up including our hunting rifles), but about taking our guns one step at a time.

Try being honest just once in your life. Stop hiding behind the lie of supposedly saving lives.

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Thumbs up to you man. I would be more scared if I see a drunk man holding a gun.

FromWithin(8241) Clarified
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Since we hardly ever see a drunk man with a gun, you should be far more afraid of a drunk driver because it happens all the time!

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Haha aright man , I'm just kidding around. tough we got nothing to worry about, there's already a law that restrict the drunk men to drive.