[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Accidental shootings happen as well.

A car used as it is supposed to be used will not cause injuries. A car can malfunction and a car can be used improperly but it is not designed to cause injuries. Because of the potential damage cars may cause if not used properly we require registration, training, and licensing. Even that doesn't solve the problem entirely but I would hate to see what would happen without it.

Firearms are designed to cause damage, injury, or death. Used legally, they cause damage to targets or property and they cause death to non-human animals. Used improperly or illegally they cause injury or death to persons but they are still being used as designed. In spite of the damage guns may cause if used exactly the way they were designed to be used, some (most?) states do not require registration, training, or licensing.

We can argue over statistics but just in absolute numbers, gun deaths exceed car deaths. I wonder what would happen to those numbers if we required proof of training and registration for purchases.

That is simply not true... You are conflating intent with function...