Hero Tennessee Legislator Explains How Guns Are Like Bicycles, Only Safer
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Hero Tennessee Legislator Explains How Guns Are Like Bicycles, Only Safer
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The Constitution-loving Tennessee House of Representatives expanded freedom a little bit last week, voting 65-21 in favor of a bill that would prevent local governments from restricting guns in public parks. They were in a hurry to pass it in time for the NRA’s Annual Meeting, to be held in Nashville April 10-12. And while some nervous nellies (and communist agitators) might have some qualms about letting people carry guns around in public parks, hero state Rep. Glen Casada explained in a press conference that guns are no more dangerous than bicycles, because sure, people sometimes get shot accidentally, but then, people die on bikes alla time too.
Still, some commie freedom-hating reporters wondered if allowing people with concealed carry permits to carry in a park was such a great idea, considering that the night before the Guns-in-Parks bill passed, a college student accidentally shot himself in the head when he knocked his shooting iron off a picnic table. While playing with a cat. The cat, being sensible enough not to fool with guns, was apparently unharmed. And so, reporters asked, considering that parks are often frequented by children, shouldn’t the occasional accidental discharge be a matter of some concern?
Reporter: So, if there’s an accident and a permit holder is in a park, there’s a high chance it’s going to hit a child.
Casada: There’s accidents with bicycles in parks. Should we outlaw bicycles?
Reporter: Yeah, but bikes very rarely kill people.
Casada: That’s not true, I disagree with that statement.
Well, then! Guess we are at an impasse! No way of knowing, is there? Oh, wait! One could look it up! In 2013, there were 741 bicyclists killed in accidents with motor vehicles. And on average, there are roughly 600 deaths a year due to negligent discharges of firearms — so there you go! Guns are much safer than bikes. Or at least safer than bikes in traffic. While we haven’t done any detailed research, we’re going to go way out on a limb and bet that the number of cycling deaths that don’t involve crashes with cars is pretty low — the occasional smash into a tree or mountain biker tumbling off a cliff. So obviously, from a statistical standpoint, Tennessee needs to allow open carry in traffic, if only to get a better statistical comparison.
But once Rep. Casada established that bikes are deadly, would the reporters let it go? They did not, the big jerks!
Reporter: Guns are weapons. Are you saying a gun is as safe as bicycle?
Casada: If used properly I am. If used properly.
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