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Originally Posted by Bonnevie
tell that to the parents of the Sandy Hook students, Aurora, Virginia Tech, now Oregon......I'm sure it will be a comfort to them
smoking laws have been enacted to curb where smoking is allowed.
drunk driving laws have been toughened A LOT over the years. when the need arose, laws were changed.
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I did not present that information with the intent that it would comfort anyone. Your suggestion for me to contact parents that lost their children at Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech, and Oregon is rude.
Sort of like; why don't you contact the parents of children that have died from cancer or a drunk driver and let them know you are in favor of nobody having guns.
Current smoking laws do not protect the children of smokers, but possibly the media is not dramatizing that enough for you to care about the 41,000 deaths per year, the 150,000+ lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under 18 months of age, the 15,000 hospitalizations each year, or the 430 infant deaths ("oh she loves her baby, she cracked the window of the car while she smokes").
Current smoking laws do protect the tobacco companies though! They can put any chemical they want in the cigarettes to make them more addictive than opium, and the consumer has no legal recourse due to the states settlement of class action suit in your behalf (remember the $1 tax credit you got) and the warnings on the side of the packaging.
Even with those "toughened" drunk driving laws there were 10,076 killed in a year. I assume those laws ease your mind and make you feel safer.
Yes, lets prioritize taking guns away from everyone due to the few cowardly killers (plus give them fame and attention via the media. Heck, the president even called a press conference to address this villain's act!) and lets ignore the masses being killed by smoking and drunk drivers...we are a dumb breed of animals.
CDC - Fact Sheet - Secondhand Smoke Facts - Smoking & Tobacco Use
Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke | American Lung Association
Impaired Driving: Get the Facts | Motor Vehicle Safety | CDC Injury Center