slippery slope

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Fair enough. Remember when seatbelt laws were just an add on ticket and not a primary reason for being pulled over?

That still varies state to state:

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/l...belt_laws.html

And there's a pretty clear difference between primary and secondary seatbelt laws in terms of death and injury:

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Tra...duces+Injuries

If I were a Second Amendment zealot, I'm not sure I'd bring up seatbelt laws, seeing as how they have clearly reduced the number of deaths and injuries by automobile, without having any noticeable effect on car ownership.

(Not saying you're a SA zealot, Dell, of course. Just saying I don't think it's one that helps the "slippery slope is a bad thing" argument).