I think drunk drivers are much more dangerous than people with guns. And I think there are statistics to prove it.
5% of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are attributed to
alcohol.
15% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system are attributed to
alcohol.
30% of all deaths from accidents caused by fire and flames are attributed to
alcohol.
30% of all accidental drownings are attributed to
alcohol.
30% of all suicides are attributed to
alcohol.
40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to
alcohol.
45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to
alcohol.
60% of all homicides are attributed to
alcohol.
(Sources: NIDA Report, the Scientific American and Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.) Also see
Alcohol Consumption and Mortality,
Alcohol poisoning deaths, CDC report, ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Over 100,000 people per year die due to
alcohol...far more than die from firearms.
Its time for some "common sense"
alcohol controls.
We need to implement background checks on the purchase of
alcohol to insure that
alcohol is not sold to alcoholics.
All persons who wish to purchase
alcohol should first be required to get a license, get fingerprinted, pay for an ID card, and register all
alcohol purchases with the BATF.
There needs to be a mandatory 3-day waiting period on the purchase of all alcoholic beverages, since 30% of all suicides are
alcohol related. And there should be a one-bottle-per-month limit on all
alcohol purchases, as well as a ban on any out-of-state sales of
alcohol.
High-capacity 40-ounce "assault bottles" of
alcohol have no "legitimate social drinking purpose" and need to be outlawed. Wine and beer should only be sold in 6-ounce cans or bottles instead of the high-capacity "cop killer" containers that cause so many deadly drunk driving accidents.
All bottles of
alcohol should come with mandatory child-proof caps. Persons who wish to keep
alcohol in their homes should be required to store it in a safe, subject to police inspection. Persons who wish to stockpile dangerous "arsenals" of
alcohol in their homes should be required to maintain liability insurance for any damage their
alcohol may cause. And all future
alcohol containers should be equipped with biometric "smart-bottle" technology that will prevent consumption by underaged or unlicensed persons.
Posession or use of
alcohol in public should be banned. All bars and taverns should be closed. Persons wishing to transport
alcohol in their car should be required to lock it in a case in the trunk, seperate from any bottle-openers or glasses.
We as citizens need to stand up to the pro-alcohol lobby. We need to enact common-sense
alcohol control NOW. Our rights to have
alcohol come with responsibilities, and we must accept the fact that, as citizens, we need the govermnent to monitor and oversee our
alcohol use because it knows what is best for us.
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Its funny how many of the same people who will quote statisitcs in order to justify all sorts of ridiculous, worthless gun control laws...would turn around and have an absolute hissy fit if you even tried to implement similar regulations over a substance--alcohol---that kills far more people per year than guns do.
