Is Mise,

It's time you stopped stagnating and admitted your
problems. You have more than one.

Foxy,

I admit my problems, starting at the bottom, ingrown toenails but the podiatrist takes care of them.

Sludge in the blood, Warfarin is the fix, plus support stockings.

Back problem, back support belt; eyes, glasses; I'm also a bit hard of hearing.

Apart from those, no problems at all.

Would you give up your car to save lives?

It's a simple question that should not be above your level of comprehension.

Is Mise,

I no longer drive.

So it's not a problem.

Is Mise,

However, talking about levels of comprehension.

Comparing gun deaths to automobile deaths misses the
mark.

Unlike the issue of guns, whose sole purpose is to kill.
Vehicles main function is to transport humans as well as
the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the goods we use.

It's the incompetence of drivers largely causing the numbers
of deaths, injuries and billions of dollars worth of
damage on our roads, as opposed to the maliciousness
associated with gun killings.

The overwhelming majority of auto deaths and injuries are
due to driver error.

New and improved safety features are a great thing but how
much energy do we as a society give to requiring lessons in
how to navigate an auto safely through a variety of
circumstances and avoid crashing in the first place.

We had to take away my elderly mum's car because she was
incapable .

This is not a pro or against gun rant. It's an attempt to keep
one issue separate from another.

Foxy,

"Unlike the issue of guns, whose sole purpose is to kill."

Utterly wrong, guns are used to protect life as well as take it, target rifles are not designed for killing, they can kill but just as carving knives are not designed to kill but they can kill.

The car death rate is all the more appalling in that they are not designed to kill but still kill.

How many car deaths are murders that go unsolved and not counted?

Would you say that cars are never used as a murder weapon?

If you still drove would you be prepared to give up your car to save lives?

Is Mise,

Far fewer people are tortured and murdered each year in Australia than die from heart attacks.

So what ? Do we make light of torture and murder ? I don't think so.

Joe