Owning and using a car is a big responsibility. A car is a useful tool for getting you places and transporting others who do not have a means of getting somewhere. It can open doors to new worlds. It is also dangerous if used carelessly. You can kill or maim yourself or others. Therefore substantial training, testing, and licensing of both you and the vehicle is required. Cars can be stolen by others and thus we have gotten much better over the years in providing locks to prevent this. That is not saying cars don't get stolen, but we have more complicated preventions, such as more complicated locking devices, silent alarms, cars that stall when stolen and GPS tracking devices so that we know where cars are at all times. Not all types of vehicles can be used on public roads. For instance, if you own a tank or one of those big wheelers, you must get a special permit to go from point A to point B and if you want to move a bus you have to have a specific license and testing in the majority of states. Cars are not cheap to own and most states require insurance to protect the driver and others from tragic expenses and lawsuits. Those that do not require insurance do require a vehicle fee paid to the state or the posting of bond. You cannot drive when under the influence of a drug and if caught can lose your license and/or car and must find other means of transportation if needed. You may need to be re-tested for an understanding of the laws or even re-tested for eyesight and reflexes as you continue to drive. You are required to have your vehicle certified over time to make sure that it still has all the safety and other features working. Law enforcement can check fairly easily any information on a vehicle by checking the license plate number in a database.
All of these protections can be bypassed with effort, but that does not stop me from supporting the laws and technologies now in place even though it makes owning a vehicle an expensive privilege.
I feel the same way about guns and would like to have similar rules implemented.
( I should be home tomorrow...back into the polar express area of the world. I saw the sign above and realized it was not something I would have seen years ago.)
Tabor, you are right about the sign, all those "no"s in a picture. There are many gun laws in place, but they are not enforced effectively. I agree about the rules for cars, don't want any tickets on my record.
ReplyDeleteGood analogy. So why not treat guns like cars? I think it would pass the Second Amendment test.
ReplyDeleteI did not notice the sign, but I knew where you were going from the first sentence and I could not agree more.
ReplyDeleteGun control does not mean taking everyone's guns away, it means regulating their use and ownership. People will circumvent those regulations, that does not make them useless. We have laws against bank robbery yet people still rob banks, does that mean we should make bank robbery legal?
It just astounds me that people are against restricting and regulating and requiring training for buying and carrying guns. especially in this current culture here in this country where guns are the go to solution for every aggravation and annoyance.
ReplyDeleteYep. Makes sense to me. Treat guns like cars.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine owning a gun let alone using one. But you are right about cars - they can be lethal weapons.
ReplyDeleteYou've presented the best argument I've ever heard!
ReplyDeleteBingo! I'd like to see the no guns sign plastered all everywhere or go back to the time when we didn't need a sign.
ReplyDeletePerfect sense. Why indeed don't we treat owning a car like owning guns?
ReplyDeleteSorry about the snow, sorry about what ever pissed you off, but glad you are home. You have been missed. The last one is the (WHAT?) I couldn't figure it out...no picnics? We have become a nation of laws that were never needed before. Hugs at ya........and himself.
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