#5. Firepower. At some point you have to limit guns with excessive firepower. Guns are for self defense right? Why do we need assault weapons for self defense?[/quote]
OCR: So, what if we made your response above into an analogy, by replacing the phrase “excessive firepower” with the phrase “excessive horsepower”? Then we could repurpose your sentence, “Why do we need assault weapons for self defense?” to read, “Why do you need a Ferrari Enzo if the maximum speed limit (in California) is 70mph?”
Come to think of it, it doesn’t even need to be a Ferrari Enzo. The latest Corvettes, Mustangs and Camaros all feature versions that are all capable of performance in excess of 150mph, which is double the maximum speed limit.
There are numerous street legal cars that possess well in excess of 500 horsepower and even from relatively staid manufacturers, like Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz. Isn’t that “excessive horsepower”?
