Please please PLEASE: this question is made from a place of pure curiosity, with no political biases intended. I'm asking because restrictions and prohibitions puts a pressure on the market since the demand never ceases, and someone interested in supply for that demand will do it for massive profits - no matter what. Wouldn't it be the case for any product, be it drugs, alcohol or guns?

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[–] 22 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (7 children)

The difference is scope; e.g., the ease of murdering people.

If you drop a container of oxytocin in your house, you won't accidentally murder a child who lives next door.

If you drop a gun, there's a chance you might.

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    The majority of modern firearms are drop proof. I think a more realistic example would be a negligent discharge because the owner failed to empty the gun before cleaning it. (Both are negligence, you're just not likely to have a dropped gun fire if it was made in the last 120 years or so)

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