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To play devil's advocate (and weather the downvotes for doing so), alcohol doesn't drive drunk, and most people who use it do so responsibly.
If a bunch of peeps who don't drink wanted to stop drunk driving, they would see the best solution as just banning alcohol. Its a simple solution and makes sense. Nations like saudi arabia have banned alcohol and have significantly less drunk driving incidents. It wouldnt make sense to them why so many people would resist such a simple and proven solution. If they won't ban it all then atleast ban the liquor, etc.
Meanwhile the people who drink responsibly wouldnt want to have to give up drinking just because a few idiots drive drunk. They would see the best solution as finding ways to stop people from choosing (or being able) to drive drunk, while still allowing themselves to use it responsibly, but that is a much harder thing to do.
Of course, it's illegal to buy alcohol under 21, and it's illegal for someone to sell it to you if you're obviously impaired. We have some restrictions about it.
It's illegal to buy guns under 18 and illegal to buy pistols under 21. And there's the background check with every (in store) purchase, So there's some restrictions
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In the US (which I'm assuming you're referring to, since the meme mentions the GOP), There is absolutely not a background check performed for every firearm purchase. That's one of many restrictions people reasonably want placed on guns. Only 17 states have a universal requirement for gun sales. The federal law "requiring" background checks only applies to federally licensed sales. Private sales, gun shows, etc. allow for sale of guns with no background check, and often bypass age restrictions as well.
Good point.