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81_Hokie

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Yes... of course there are no absolutes. We do a risk-reward


analysis, even if it is just an intuitive one, and decide that although airplanes as a group are well worth the minuscule risk of boarding one the 737 MAX was too unsafe to fly and was grounded. We do the same thing with cars... we have speed limits and require seat belts and air bags. If something really goes wrong DoT can order a recall. We have decided that cars ware worth the cost in lives. In 2016 37,461 were killed in car accidents. In 2017, 39,773 were killed by gunfire. Automobiles bring us unprecedented mobility and convenience. Guns bring us... deer in your freezer? A FEW saved lives, a la Texas recently... and how many deaths in road rage and bar arguments? How many domestic violence incidents that could have been stopped with red flag laws and background checks? Let's have that debate.

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Posted: 01/21/2020 at 11:34AM



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