Well, the easiest question to answer is why the owner isn’t charged as an accessory to the crime. If I loan you my rifle to go hunting, and you rob a 7-11 instead, am I an accessory? In order to be an accessory to drunk driving, you’d have to willingly loan your car to someone who is already visibly intoxicated. Most states will charge you under those circumstances.
If I on the other hand loan you my car to go out dancing, I have no a priori reason to assume that drunkeness will be involved, which is the legal threshold.
If I knowingly lend a firearm to a felon, I can be charged with a crime.
If I carelessly leave a gun where a child can get to it, I can be charged with a crime. (intent is not needed to be charged with this crime in MN)
Cars kill ,maim and injure a lot more people than firearms every day in this state ,but politicians only focus on “easy access to guns”. So what about easy access to 2 ton guided missiles called cars?
I hear what you’re saying.
I’m just of seeing the same old crap on the news every night.
poster # 6 makes a lot of sense. which is why it will never happen. (MN leads the country in recidivism rates) I think everyone gets probation.