Harry Browne - Libertarian for President How to sell gun rights by Harry Browne From time to time the press reports a tragic event in which a child is killed in a gun accident. Because it is an extraordinary event. Like an earthquake big enough to cause fatalities, the rarity of a gun accidentally killing a child makes it newsworthy. But thousands of children are killed in car accidents every year. The death of any child or adult is a tragedy.
Life is the most precious gift a human being possesses.
Most of us care only about the rights and freedoms that affect our own lives. Almost every adult drives a car and accepts the risks that go with driving an automobile. But only about half of American families own guns. Those people can easily believe that reducing gun ownership will save lives without inconveniencing them in any way. Politicians are particularly prone to this attitude.