I have another take (I have an alcoholic relative and know quite a few people who don't drink at all) on this. An alcoholic has many chances to turn his or her

I have another take (I have an alcoholic relative and know quite a few people who don't drink at all) on this. An alcoholic has many chances to turn his or her life around. It's a long, slow story. It's not inevitable. With the right support, it's possible to stop drinking and lead a healthy and fulfilling life. Contrast this to the kind of events that result in deaths from guns in the US. The recent school shooting of course springs to mind. A bunch of kids were shot and killed. They had no chance. None. It's not just the end statistics but the method at which we arrive at them.