"Saying guns kill people is like saying spoons made America gain weight"

[skier_]

But we eliminated trans fat because people realized how harmful it is. Why would we not eliminate something that we know is also harmful?

[Statistical]

1. because transfats are a small subset of food.

The more equivalent analogy would be to ban all food because people are fat.

We have restricted and banned particularly dangerous weapons just as we have restricted particularly dangerous foods/chemicals/compounds.

[Piwi2009]

12. "particularly dangerous weapons"

LOL is there such a thing as a gun that's "not particularly dangerous" that passes your barricade?

If even the smallest caliber bullet in your head can kill you, wouldn't that be a case for banning them ALL. I just don't unnerstan'.

[Treo]

13. A better analogy

Would be to ban skinny people from buying ice cream because Rosie is fat

[MichiganVote]

2. :Getcher' popcorn right here folks:

:popcorn:

Butter up!

Oh and Welcome to DU. Good luck!

[cliffordu]

3. I'd lahk summa thayat, If'n ya don't mine.....

:popcorn:

[MichiganVote]

6. Here ya go!

[Euromutt]

10. Butter?!

So much for eliminating trans fats.

[provis99]

4. eating to much food makes you gain weight

just like being shot by too many bullets makes you die.

[Vinnie From Indy]

5. but different

Actually, it is the bullets that kill people. That is of course not counting the folks beaten to death with firearms.

[nosmokes]

7. make sure you ketchup the fries before you load 'em into your heater, then

no one knows when ya miss.

[kelly1mm]

8. Because trans fats are not protected by constitutional amendment? nt

[rd_kent]

9. "Why would we not eliminate something that we know is also harmful?" Like trolls, for instance?

And we have not eliminated trans fats. They are still there, waiting to be consumed by those who CHOOSE to consume them. Sorry, but you. are. an. idiot.

[pipoman]

11. pepperoni and anchovies OK?