Is Mise,

Cars have never been designed to kill people or
animals or any other living thing. And no one
uses them for that purpose on a regular basis.

Yes a person can use a car as a lethal weapon, but
that's NOT what they were invented for.

Guns on the other hand were invented to kill and/or
maim animals or people.

Yes guns can be used for target practice and marksmanship
has become sport, but that's not what guns were invented
for.

Target practice was and is designed to help people get
better at killing animals and people with guns.

Of course a person can enjoy target practice with no desire
or intention to kill, but there's no question that is the
express purpose for which guns were created.

Guns used to protect people? Of course - by killing or
maiming others.

Stop comparing guns to cars.

They are not the same thing and they were invented for totally
different purposes.

Foxy,

"They are not the same thing and they were invented for totally
different purposes."

Quite right, but would you, if you owned one, be prepared to give up your car to save lives?

"Of course a person can enjoy target practice with no desire
or intention to kill, but there's no question that is the
express purpose for which guns were created."

Not all guns, paintball guns cannot kill, replica firearms (non firing) cannot kill, kiln guns were designed for an express purpose other than killing, airsoft guns cannot kill, they were designed for firing at TV screens without doing damage, the Zimmerstutzen is used for a game similar to darts and the list goes on; suggest that you do a bit of research before pressing the send button.

Is Mise,

There's nothing wrong with shooting
for the stars.

Foxy,

White Scout car, designed for killing.

http://www.google.com/search?q=white+scout+car&rlz=1C1CAFB_enAU718AU718&oq=white+scout+car&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.14753j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Research costs nothing, here's a few more.

http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CAFB_enAU718AU718&sxsrf=ALeKk01BcZz0qhn2_i1mEpmFsj9E4anL6w:1588577552072&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=armoured+cars&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUusHF2JnpAhW46XMBHQI4CDsQ7Al6BAgFEEU&biw=1024&bih=625

Is Mise,

Now you're talking armoured military vehicles?

Not a real threat to most people.

I find it interesting that whenever we discuss mass
shootings, or stricter gun control laws - gun owners
dust off their talking points to try to explain why
any latest gun tragedy does not mean we should
tighten up access to deadly fire-arms. Because after all
cars and knifes also kill people, and not all guns kill.
The usual blarney.

We're not talking about harmless weapons, pop-guns
don't gill either. We're not talking about armoured cars.
We've heard all these arguments hundreds of times.
We're talking about guns that do kill - we can recite
the arguments in our sleep, and, they haven't grown better
with repetition.

The old arguments that a car or a knife can also often kill a few
people before being stopped is a fantastic argument for
someone who can't tell the difference between one death or several
dozen.

Absolutely a nut case can kill one, two, or half a dozen
people, with a knife or a car (we're not talking military
vehicles) before being stopped but to really rack up those
mind-blowing death counts - to make sure that many lives and
their families are destroyed and ruined in the space of five
to ten minutes you need a lethal fire-arm.

You don't see armoured vehicles on our streets and most
people don't have access to them.

Lethal weapons are a different story. They are easier to
access. Hence the necessity for stricter laws.

Fozy,

You said "Cars have never been designed to kill people or
animals or any other living thing."

You were wrong.

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

You were wrong.

Why were you wrong?
Because you are writing from a perspective of great ignorance.

If you still had a car would you be prepared to give up driving to save lives?