RDD_1210
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 32,885 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 in the United States (latest figures available),
including an estimated 10,228 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths last year.
Since NHTSA began recording alcohol-related statistics in 1982, drunk driving fatalities have decreased 52% from 21,113 in 1982.
Since the inception of The Century Council and our national efforts to fight drunk driving, drunk driving fatalities have declined 35% from 15,827 in 1991. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2011)
Sixteen US Mass Shootings Happened in 2012, Leaving at Least 88 Dead | The Nation
A drunk driver in 2010 killed 115 people for every one person killed in a mass killing in 2012.
Where is the media on Banning alcohol which causes drunken behavior which causes driving accidents which causes killings?
Shouldn't every drunk driver that kills someone be executed???
Ummmm......does the fact completely escape you that your own post and everything you wrote and linked to is concrete evidence that regulation and the right laws can have an impact on a public issue. In this case, drunk driving.
Thanks for providing proof that the right laws and regulations CAN and DO reduce the problem.
I never disputed that! I was simply pointing out the gross disproportion of the MSM coverage i.e. drunk drivers kill 115 more people then a mass shooter.. but no major news about that! WHY...
Actually it appears that current gun legislation is working quite well if there were ONLY 88 MASS gun killings from 16 events!
If drunk driving had the same obvious legislation the 20,000 gun laws have maybe we'd see only 1,000 deaths a year from drunk drivers!
I mean what about putting on the news every nite a story about a drunk driving death that day... I mean the networks did that regarding IrAQ!!!
Every night a list of soldiers killed in Iraq... I say the same dedicated effort to reducing the 10,000 deaths a year from drunk driving... could be done!!!
Are you against that???
The difference which you are failing to address, is that while drunk drivers are irresponsible assholes, they are not intentionally going out to harm or murder people through the act of drinking and then seeking out victims to mow down in their car. Cars have a very important function in society beyond that of murder.
Guns, have a true purpose to do one thing. Kill. There is intent behind murder with a gun.
DUI and Murder by firearm are both terrible things. Both need rules governing them, but to act like they are even remotely the same thing is downright laughable.