re: #52 goddamnedfrank

Guns are cool. I realize that’s a purely subjective assessment but to me they just are. The intricate mechanical engineering that goes into their operation is just neat. They’re also deadly as fuck which makes them different from other neat little mechanical devices like typewriters.

For a lot of people though the sense of power a gun conveys absolutely is addictive, and just as dangerous as the gun itself.

And that’s ultimately our problem. We cannot take that into account with guns. Car companies are building self-braking cars now. They’re actively making them harder to use wrong. Gun manufactures, dealers, and the public in general, aren’t being required to deal with the fact that guns are dangerous. And when there is an outcry, a small minority holds more sway.