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IMPOSE CONTROLS ON AUTOMOBILES SIMILAR TO THE PROPOSED CONTROLS ON FIREARMS TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF CHILDREN.

Created by J.T. on January 16, 2013

SINCE MORE CHILDREN ARE KILLED EACH YEAR BY AUTOMOBILES THAN FIREARMS http://www.childdeathreview.org/nationalchildmortalitydata.htm, WE NEED TO IMPOSE TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND THE SALE OF THESE DEADLY THREATS TO AMERICAN CITIZENS AND THEIR CHILDREN. SUCH LIMITATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE LIMITS ON THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY, OUTLAW HIGH SPEED SPORTS CARS, AND TIGHTER CONTROLS ON THE SALE AND OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS A LONGER WAIT LIST FOR DRIVER'S LICENSES AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SALES OF AUTOMOBILES. AS MR. OBAMA SAID, "IF THERE'S EVEN ONE THING WE CAN DO TO REDUCE THIS VIOLENCE, IF THERE'S EVEN ONE LIFE THAT CAN BE SAVED, THEN WE'VE GOT AN OBLIGATION TO TRY IT." IT IS TIME TO TREAT ALL AMERICANS EQUALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THREATS TO OUR LIVES.

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