I don't like them in general but guys like the one above, and
https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1197836550.jpg?resize=1800,1200&w=1200
and
https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-2000w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2020_20/3331346/200430-lansing-protest-al-1404.jpg
and many others? I hope you fear them too. Or are you one of them?
"I'd argue automobiles are far more dangerous to the general public than firearms, in fact."
You'd be wrong, then.
Data from CDC:
Motor vehicle traffic deaths
Number of deaths: 37,595
Deaths per 100,000 population: 11.5
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER
All firearm deaths
Number of deaths: 39,707
Deaths per 100,000 population: 12.1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER
More people die from firearms than auto accidents. Autos are used by just about everyone, all the time, and are pretty much a societal necessity. Firearms? How about calculating deaths per hour of handling an auto compared to handling a gun? I'm sure it's astronomically higher.
Argue all you want. I'm glad I bother you.