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I don't think guns are the same as a car or a knife, the gun is meant to be able to attack multiple targets in a short amount of time. A car maybe able to kill a bunch of people in a short amount of time but there needs to situations which allow for this, like no debris in between the people and the car, enough space to accelerate the car to a speed to kill the people or injury severly. The size of the car becomes a limiting factor as a weapon in an urban setting, but when something that weighs about 6-7 lbs (pistol) can be carried around semi-automatic which can fire from 12-17 rounds in rapid succession and which projectiles can travel at 100m/s it automatically becomes a weapon to worry about. It's it's efficiency as a tool for killing which is why people are afraid of guns. guns in a well trained assailant or a novice (gifford shooting) can kill many people in a short amount of time with less premeditation (car) or efficiency (knife) you have to move from one target at a time, and once the target realizes he/she can react and running is affective. In the end the gun is a tool, it's power and deadliness is what makes it such a great tool, but to not see the danger a gun can possess is flawed. For the most part gun owners are responsible but to say that guns are equally as dangerous as cars or other weapons in the wanton killings of civilians is a lie.
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