• Cursed_Fig@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    When’s the last time you had a background check and waiting period to buy a bicycle?

    They are legislated differently because they are different things that can cause harm in different ways. Pretending there are no gun laws is a symptom of being terminally online. I have nothing further to say on the subject.

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      9 days ago

      Nobody has said there are no gun laws; just that currently there seems to be more interest in restricting access to ebikes than there is in restricting access to guns, though guns cause far more societal harm.

      While I don’t have a direct reference to the numbers for this; injury and death caused by firearms seems to be far more common and more severe than ebike related injuries - at least in America.