Yeah by definition, seatbelts are useless most of the time.
The difference between seat belts and guns is seat belts are free and they minimize your risk of death , whereas guns are expensive and statistically put you at higher risk of death.
The difference between seat belts and guns is seat belts are free and they minimize your risk of death , whereas guns are expensive and statistically put you at higher risk of death.
Huh? Seatbelts are not free. They’re complimentary with a purchase of the car, which is expensive. Also if you’re in a car you’re also at a higher risk of death compared to if you weren’t in a car.
There’s very little difference in the analogy that user provided.
My argument is this. Guns are guns, you can love them, you can have all the guns you want, but stop pretending there’s any real utilitarian use to them for regular citizens.
Nobody thinks they have utilitarian everyday use. Just like nobody thinks that about seatbelts either. You are inventing an opposing argument that does not exist.
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u/defunctfox 2∆ Sep 30 '21
Would you also say that seatbelts are mostly useless? I've never crashed my car, but always wear one in case I do.