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Possibly then we should let anyone drive - make a it right to be able to buy and drive a car without any idea how to drive.
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Why would you want to do this?
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Originally Posted by thedreamer";p="
Would you agree that your roads are safer without unlicenceed drivers on the roads?
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Yes, and I suppose the roads are probably safest when there are no drivers on the road.
You're missing the point of my argument, so let me make it abundantly clear:
Premise 1: Only the gun owner would have to get licensed
Premise 2: The majority of accidental deaths due to guns are not caused by the owner of the gun (I'm not including hunting accidents because most states require hunters to take a gun safety course in order to obtain a hunting license).
Argument: Therefore, the majority of accidental deaths due to guns would not be influenced by mandatory licensing.
Since the majority of accidental deaths due to cars
are caused by the vehicle owner (and car accidents accounted for 55 times as many deaths last year than firearms accidents), it makes sense to license drivers.