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>Why do these need special treatment? Whether you want to admit it or not, it's due to the purpose of the devices:
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>- A car is a transportation device. Engineers go to great lengths to improve handling and control systems to reduce MVAs and the associated casualties to passengers and (increasingly) pedestrians as well. Unfortunately the universe creates bigger fools to offset increasingly fool-proof autos so casualties will never be completely eliminated.
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>- A lawnmower is designed to cut grass. Again, great pains have been taken to make them safe to use. Again, in some exceptional circumstances Darwin will continue to ensue.
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>- The types of guns we're talking about here (handguns, assault rifles etc.) are designed to kill people. Great pains are taken to make them as reliably lethal to the intended victims as possible. LAWs and nukes have the same design philosophy.
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A gun is a tool too. I wear at least one - everyday. It is the "tool" of my trade. It can also be called a safety "tool". If you go into grizzly bear country, you might want to think about the potency of the "tool" you carry for protection. You won't need a LAWS rocket, but a 460 Weatherby would probably be a good choice. It would be the "tool" of choice.