tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post8189891477527148434..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Deadly Weapons in the Hands of Loons, Part IIScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-5282435332607383532012-12-26T20:40:54.163-07:002012-12-26T20:40:54.163-07:00Do Loons eat the silvery minnow?Do Loons eat the silvery minnow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-89667743656021433862012-12-26T20:34:29.773-07:002012-12-26T20:34:29.773-07:00Based on a little web research, there are about 72...Based on a little web research, there are about 72 firearms per square mile and 67 cars per square mile in the US. Seems the cars win out by far as the most dangerous instruments of death and destruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-13297652860965506972012-12-26T07:25:43.688-07:002012-12-26T07:25:43.688-07:00Great post!
The overriding problem is that car cu...Great post!<br /><br />The overriding problem is that car culture is king. When almost everyone gets their license with about the same level of rigorous documentation study that is required to set up their home PC, and with no retesting or meaningful repercussions for poor driving, is it any great surprise that a million of the world's people get killed every year by motor vehicles?<br /><br />Firearm ownership is still relatively rare (about 30% of Americans own guns), which is why we still have the possibility to make it difficult, and to adjust the safety practices mandated by government.<br /><br />But when it comes to changing the rules for motorists, we are looking at a completely different situation - motoring is almost ubiquitous in this country, so almost every voter is a motorist. Very few motorists are going to vote to make car ownership more difficult, and even fewer are going to agree to the regular retesting that might weed out those most likely to kill.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-87020593387369785612012-12-26T07:20:08.722-07:002012-12-26T07:20:08.722-07:00Only one request - stop picking on Loons. They are...Only one request - stop picking on Loons. They are rather harmless birds other than to their intended prey - fish and small aquatic animals. Hope you had a Happy Christmas.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-11875610005688025692012-12-25T20:49:28.091-07:002012-12-25T20:49:28.091-07:00A few random comments:
The death toll from irresp...A few random comments:<br /><br />The death toll from irresponsible cell phone use is probably a lot higher than that from firearms.<br /><br />We could eliminate the "assault rifle," but we have plenty of semi-auto sporting rifles that are just as deadly, but have a different "look."<br /><br />I just read a few days ago the American Psychiatric Association reamed LaPierre concerning his reference to "mentally ill people" and "monsters." The APA says only 4 to 5 percent of the mentally ill could have the potential to be dangerous. The rest are much more likely to be the victims of crime. The APA claims there are mentally ill people and EVIL people. The evil are the mass murderers and not so much the mentally ill! So we need a database of "the evil" and not the mentally ill to be useful in preventing mass murders.<br /><br />How many people have been killed by guns around Los Alamos in the last few years? How many have been killed by irresponsible cell phone use?<br /><br />Seems we have a nearly hopeless culture problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com