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There is a number of unhealthy uses of guns, like murder. Should we ban guns? And there also is a number of unhealthy uses of cars, like using it to transport

There is a number of unhealthy uses of guns, like murder. Should we ban guns? And there also is a number of unhealthy uses of cars, like using it to transport yourself right after robbing a bank. Should we ban cars? Anything that can be used for the good, can be used for the bad as well. That shouldn't however mean that that thing should not be produced/sold/used.

krapp 13y ago
>There is a number of unhealthy uses of guns, like murder. Should we ban guns? No, but I believe the state has a legitimate interest in regulating their sale and use. But i'm not talking about guns in the abstract. I'm talking about the purposes that organizations involved in a black market gun trade would likely be putting them to. Collectors of firearms are not going to be using Silk Road 2. People who just want something to protect their home aren't likely going to be using it, either. The issue is the degree to which a black market, by virtue of it's purpose to evade law enforcement, would be used to facilitate criminal activity. Or to extend your example further, no, we shouldn't ban cars, but we have every right to shut down chop shops.