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Same rules should apply for all irresponsible behavior of adults. Potential death can result of children who get access to [b]you car, your meds, your alcohol[/b], your kitchen knives, your toxic cleaning supplies.

Let's be honest here.

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These are highly regulated and controlled. Let's apply the same rules to guns. 
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Let me know when you need a background check or a car purchase, or register your bottle of Vodka. I'm not saying that we shouldn't have background checks or registration of guns, but comments like yours are plain silly and does not help move the conversation forward. [/quote]

Let's see....
1. You need to register your car. 
2. Pay taxes on your car. 
3. Take a driving test. 
4. Have a valid license. 
5. Have car insurance. 
6. Get an rx from a doctor. 
7. Rxs are researched and impact on health is evaluated. 
8. Drinking age is 21.

I think each regulation here may be beneficial for guns.

You never want to move the conversation forward so no need to discuss any of this with you.

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1. There is no federal law that says a vehicle must be registered. Registration requirement is by state, and most states have conditions under which a vehicle is not required to be registered. 
2. You pay taxes on guns too.
3. There is no federal law requiring a driving test. Driving test laws vary state by state. If you drive only on private land, you don't need a license, and therefore no test. Most states require a safety class/test for open and/or concealed carry firearms permits. 
4. See #3
5. Lawfully unregistered vehicles don't need insurance.
6. OTC medicine does not, and many previously prescription-only drugs have become OTC. Similarly, full auto weapons as well as certain types of accessories such as a silencer are heavily regulated. 
7. There are laws regarding merchandise safety. Unsafe guns are subject to recall. 
8. Federal law for sale of rifles is 18 years old, and sale of handguns is 21 years old. There is no age limit to operate a firearm.

These things are a lot more similar than you think. We own multiple guns, all of which are locked in safes, with the magazines and ammo locked in a different safe. The first thing I did before buying a gun was to spend $300 on a safety class. I believe in universal background checks and that all private party sales should be processed through a local dealer that can do FFL transfers. I support "common sense gun legislation" but it becomes hard to have a meaningful discussion when you do not understand what laws are already in place. [/quote]

"No federal law" means we have a completely inconsistent patchwork of laws leaving tons of loopholes.   Not that there aren't already a ton of gaping loopholes like the millions of guns that change hands each year via private transactions without any background checks or paper trail.[/quote]

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