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Originally Posted by Shayne
Doctors and medical staff are held accountable by the medical community when something goes wrong yet inversely, the gun lobby has the exact opposite position; when someone is hurt or killed all you hear from the pro-gun gallery are excuses and rational and not constructive ways to remedy or solve what happened.....
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Shayne, you've brought up many issues and it's apparent you aren't entirely aware of the amount of time and money the "Gun Lobby" spends on training and safety education, not just lobbying politicians in Washington or Ottawa. The Gun Lobby is constructive but unfortunately it spends a lot of it's resources countering knee-jerk reactions from politicians and the Antis. It would take an encyclopaedia to deal with all the issues you mention, but allow me to address the one where your misinformation is most obvious. I've quoted it above.
Medical doctors are, and should be held responsible when they commit malpractice and someone dies from their mistake. There is no hue and cry to sue the university where they received their training though, is there? Of course not, the University is not responsible for their students actions. The Gun Lobby does not have the "exact opposite position".
Drunks are, and should be held responsible when they commit vehicular homicide. There is no hue and cry to sue the brewery, nor the car manufacturer is there? Of course not, the brewery and the auto manufacturer are not responsible for their customer's actions. The Gun Lobby does not have the "exact opposite position".
Criminals are, and should be held responsible for commiting murder with firearms. There is no hue and cry to sue the gun manufac....Wait a minute! There is a hue and cry to sue the gun manufacturer! What a bunch of hypocrites! Now the Gun Lobby takes an "exact opposite position" and rightly so!
You see where your logic falls apart Shayne, as it does with every single anti (in spite of your protestations to the contrary, I sense you are an anti)I've discussed gun control with? Now, I'm sure you're going to try and rip me a new one, so why don't we meet at
www.canadiangunutz.com where I post as Ex CME and leave MLU to vehicles and history?