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A common argument used by gun control advocates is to point to accidental gun injuries and gun suicides. By invoking such an argument, you are saying that the government should, and has a right to protect individuals from themselves.
If these people are going to remain consistent, they should also argue for the banning of tobacco, which kills a magnitude more people than all gun deaths combined. They might also want to look into banning swimming without lifeguards present -- as accidental drowning kills thousands.
Diet regulation is also consistent with this mentality, as obesity kills an estimated 100,000 per year.
Alcohol kills tens of thousands as well.
Another common mentality is the sensationalized appeal to emotion centered around specific incidents like mass shootings -- which, although make up a tiny fraction of homicides -- are far more emotionally charged. Many people have the mentality of (if it saves one person's life, its worth it). Consider, then, banning extreme sports, and hunting, as well.
If these people are going to remain consistent, they should also argue for the banning of tobacco, which kills a magnitude more people than all gun deaths combined. They might also want to look into banning swimming without lifeguards present -- as accidental drowning kills thousands.
Diet regulation is also consistent with this mentality, as obesity kills an estimated 100,000 per year.
Alcohol kills tens of thousands as well.
Another common mentality is the sensationalized appeal to emotion centered around specific incidents like mass shootings -- which, although make up a tiny fraction of homicides -- are far more emotionally charged. Many people have the mentality of (if it saves one person's life, its worth it). Consider, then, banning extreme sports, and hunting, as well.