While perfectly legal, these US manufactured pieces of metal and composite are made for one purpose - to break the law - and with that, the potential to KILL!
In the US alone, more than 12,000 deaths each year are a result of what such things can do. Yet, we see NO limit of the production, and they can be bought in every state. Even across state lines, these things can be sold, traded, and even stolen! Yet, we see little concern by one association/organization to curtail the manufacturing and sale of these "killers".
Today, it seems most every different such manufacturer, makes some version of these. Some are made to achieve a much higher rate of velocity than others, but all of them have the great potential for death. But, it is a FACT they are made for ONE purpose, and that is to exceed all the laws to govern such, and the threat is to every one of us when we leave our homes.
Rest assured, ANY talk about curtailing the production and ownership of these, will be met full on by more than one group, but in particularly their BIGGEST lobbying group, and because of their large paying membership (millions of members), holds a huge strangle hold on many politicians. Don't expect any changes to come soon, no matter how many people are killed each year by these and similar!
Of the THOUSANDS of deaths each year, nearly 31% are from the results of such volatile projectiles alone! Yet, no one wants to talk about them, in fear of upsetting a small fraction of those who hold a LOT of power in DC.
It's time to get serious. Time to clamp down. Time to say ENOUGH! Time to STOP the manufacturing of these killing machines! We already have acceptable limits with the use of similar machines, but these are made to surpass such limits, therefore presenting a danger to all of us. (51% or so of people who own such, stand to be the first victim in their use, with THOUSANDS of children killed with their parent's!)
Oh...I bet some of you thought I was referring to the so-called "assault weapons"? But NO! I'm talking about FAST CARS and SPEED, and the annual traffic deaths cause by speeding.
So let's do this! Let's tell the AFL-CIO to shut up! Let's tell auto makers to stop building cars that can exceed the speed limits by 2, 3, and 4 or more times! Let's also tell banks to stop making loans to build any automobile that can exceed by more than 20% of the maximum posted speed limits. Let's ban excessively fast cars from the streets of America. Like the Corvette, as just one example, that can go as fast at 205 MPH, let's BAN them! SPEED kills! So WHY DOES ANYONE NEED A CORVETTE? There are so many cars that can easily exceed the current speed limits of 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, & even 80 mph. So WHY does anyone need a car that can go 205 MPH? They are made, to BREAK THE LAW! Anyone buying such a vehicle, must be intent on using it to the fullest, and no where else but on our streets and highways! (I saw one yesterday and had to pull over, because I was so scared of what might happen to me.)
Over 32,000 traffic deaths a year occur on our nations streets and highways. And about 31% are attributed to SPEED.
But the AFL-CIO would challenge anyone, any politician, who dared suggest automakers couldn't build cars, like the All American Corvette. They would say that it's up to the buyer/driver to drive it responsibly. They'd say, it's the driver, not the car(s) that cause accidents. They'd say that power alone is not wrong, but using such powerful auto to violate the laws are. It's the DRIVER'S responsibility, and we should hold DRIVERS responsible.
While I write this as an obvious ruse to make a point. Can my point really be that wrong? Personal responsibility rests with all of us. For those who abuse ANY "right", or the use of otherwise legal property, those few should be held accountable.
So enjoy that Corvette, or AR-15, and use them responsibly. For those who would abuse them, let's punish THEM. Otherwise, take fast cars off the streets, because they are MADE so they can break the law.
