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RE: Some people still struggle with the basic concept #guncontrolnever
You are perfectly right, trucks and cars are dangerous as well and can cause lethal accidents, that is why you must register your vehicle, have a driver's licence and have an insurance before you buy one . This is the least that should be required in order to buy a gun.
I disagree. The same can be said for any other object. Kitchen knives, hammers, saws, nails, weights, scissors, etc. etc. are all things that can be used to murder or cause harm to another human. By your your logic, people should be forced to register all of their things, get approval from the State to use those items, and pay for insurance. The Orwellian State becomes a reality through your logic. There is no ethical argument for threatening people with death and imprisonment if they don't have the papers you subjectively believe will keep criminals in check.
Criminals will use whatever means they can find to achieve their ends. If someone really wants to murder and harm others, they will find a way, breaking whatever laws exist. Any criminal that is intelligent and wants to hide their tracks, won't register a car or a gun in their name.
Also, you are wrong that you need all of those things before you buy a vehicle. Those things are required when you put it on the road. Regardless, the fact remains that those requirements will not prevent criminals from using whatever means they can to harm others.