Opus 2015-472: Car Control

Gun control.  What is reasonable?  What is tyranny? 

All rational people can agree that mentally ill people and violent criminals should not have guns.  The immediate problems becomes who defines “mentally ill” and what crimes are considered violent.  Again the problem is not between rational people of good will.  The difference it between ordinary citizens and elites trying to keep themselves safe from the ordinary citizen.  Elites don’t worry about crime.  They live in exclusive neighborhoods, have security systems and often armed guards.  They worry about us.  We must be controlled. 

So lets compare guns to cars.  I know that isn’t totally fair because the Constitution does not say anything about cars, but give it a thought.
 
Cars are registered and the registration is simple.  Cars can be registered to individuals or corporations.  No one is denied the opportunity to buy a car because a car is considered dangerous.

Taxes are levied.  On cars it is in theory to be used for the services offered.  I know that is a fantasy, but that is the logic.  What possible logic could there be to pay an annual tax on a gun except the old saying, “The power to tax is the power to destroy”?

People are held responsible for the use of a car, at least in theory.  Drunk drivers seem to be able to kill people and get away with it.  We have not banned models of cars used in the killing or by bank robbers.  The car is a tool.  People are the tool users.  The biggest difference is that the real control is on the misuse, not the ownership.

Could parallels be used about guns?

After writing this I am more inclined to end registration of cars than push registration of guns.  After all, the environmentalists and progressives want to take away our cars too.  The first because they worship the earth; the second, to keep us from being mobile and free.

Maybe that would be a good plank for the next election.

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