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Old Sat Dec 18, 2021, 12:41pm
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Knee Jerk Reaction ...

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Originally Posted by SC Official View Post
“If it saves just one life” is quite literally the worst argument ever for imposing a certain restriction.
Agree that it's often stated (see Connecticut's Ethan's Law) as a knee jerk reaction, but I'm pretty sure that most supporters of a restriction do not mean it literally, but figuratively, and that the restriction would actually save many lives. But how many? And at what cost? Aye, there's the rub.
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