You gave me a D?? BANG!

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151. Where is the human "safety" component?

It's also safe to drive a car, but there are rules and restrictions that ensure public safety. The courts have a long history of rulings that restrict Constitutional rights, so there is no guarantee that anyone can do as they please. You omit people and give me C&P dry statistics that completely ignore everyone's basic human need to feel safe and not be terrorized in their own communities.

Most Americans don’t own a gun, and they want more gun control because they just want go about their ordinary business with a certain reasonable expectation for peace of mind and public safety in our civilized society. We expect that a visit to the neighborhood Starbucks for our morning latte will not include coming in contact with someone with a gun and being terrified, worried about some stranger's mental state, his motives or intent.