I forget the number of people killed in car accidents daily, but they have not banned cars either (which I am glad of ).
Once again, the single most ridiculous comparison the pro-gun lobby uses is trotted out.
1. Cars have a primary purpose which is not to kill.
2. Guns' have a primary purpose which is to kill.
"But...but, I shoot targets". That's nice, doesn't alter the fact that guns exist
primarily to kill. If they didn't, the people who want one "for defense" wouldn't be so keen to have one and the macho pr*cks who want one because they feel it makes them look tough would have to rely on camouflage clothing, pick up trucks and whatever bullsh*t music they opt for. All this without realizing that admitting they feel they can only defend themselves with a gun when most people can manage without one makes them look like far more of a wimp than the average person.
"I like hunting". Good for you. If you have to kill something to prove yourself, go up against a moose, bear or boar with a knife and make a real sport of it. As someone once said, this is a sport in the same way walking up to a stranger at a bus stop and punching him in the back of the head is boxing.
"Make guns illegal and only the criminals will have guns". Yes, that's how laws work. Criminals also have high explosives, class A drugs and child prostitutes. Even the most ardent NRA enthusiast usually stops short of advocating that these should be legalized. Go to the parents of one of the children killed by a legally bought gun and explain to them how their child dying is just an unfortunate side effect. If you really want to make a friend, add that their son or daughter would be alive today if only the people around them had been armed or, better yet, if you'd been there to protect them.
"It's our right to own guns". It used to be your right to own people. Now it isn't. Society changes as does the needs of society.
If someone is genuinely incapable of seeing that the number of firearms available is contributing to the number of deaths then never mind guns, it's probably risky allowing them to own anything more dangerous than a toothbrush.
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I forgot
"You're a liberal" and
"You're not even America, so you have no right to an opinion on OUR country. You're country has done X, Y and Z"
Either of these amount to "I don't have a rational argument in favour of allowing these killings to continue - any sane person would want to do something to prevent them - but I want to have a gun for one of the reasons already provided, so I'll do my damndest to steer the topic onto an irrelevant area....ummm... if the French all had guns, the recent Parisian attacks wouldn't have happened"