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RE: Common-Sense Car Control
I am not aware of anyone else making this exact analogy. It is possible other people influenced this train of thought, though. I think I was just trying to explore how media portrays firearms gratuitously and unrealistically, and then trying to find another common machine that is portrayed as unrealistically in film.
Now that you mention it, there has been a story circulating for a few years in response to "We need to regulate gun owners like drivers" followed by an explanation of how silly that comparison is, but I don't think I had that in mind when writing this.
"Regulating guns like drivers." Yeah, they really dont want that.
I can currently modify or make almost any kind of vehichle I want so long as it stays off of public roads. Would "they" be okay with people posessing modifying or manufacturing machine guns, guided rocket launchers, and howitzers so long as they didn't use them in "public space?" Doubt it...
Control freaks never really think these things through. They only focus on the tunnel visioned goal of controlling others.
Imagine being free to buy and sell any guns across state lines, and without any background checks. A licence in one state is good in all 50 automatically. I would only need to carry liability insurance. I could use anything whatsoever on my own property as you noted. They definitely did NOT think that through.
The other common stupid argument is, "I wish women were as protected as guns." It's even more silly.