Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie. [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)If I had my way, we would have much better public transportation, and I would be relieved of the burden of driving.
(I am a cart-lady. We are a special breed in Los Angeles. We go grocery shopping with carts and walk to and from the store.)
We need to do everything possible to make sure that cars and driving are as safe as possible.
It took many years and a great deal of pressure just to get car manufacturers to put seat belts in cars. We could probably install technology in cars that would force the car to stop if the car perceives a certain signal to cars driving in its lane and direction. We could put a breathalyzer on the steering wheel of the car that would force the car to stop and not go forward or backward if the person breathing on it can't pass a breathalyzer test. Maybe my ideas sound crazy or extreme, but we could and should do a lot more to make driving safer. Better lighting at night on busy streets could help too.
Drunk driving is a huge problem. It baffles me that marijuana is illegal in so many states, but alcohol is everywhere.
Anyway, I'm a grandmother so I am very aware of the problems you are raising.
They do not detract from the severe problem of shooting deaths in our country. Other countries have guns. Austria and Switzerland have lots of hunters for example. But the US has to many murders, so many killings with guns. And every gun death or injury is a tragedy for those who love the victim.