Pace, I do not intend trying to compare the consequences of it all going wrong with a driver v a pilot. My point is there is no evidence the strict medicals save lives in aircraft accidents, on the other hand it would be easy to demonstrate there should be medicals for drivers by the same measure.
If there was a real desire to save lives from in GA then there are many more measures would stand a better chance of success than insisting on medicals, none of which it would be advisable to discuss here.
Skylark, agreed technically speaking, however I am sure you understood the point I was making. That said I do not accept it is easier than ever for criminals to get a hold of guns and certainly not as easy as it would be if we had such prehistoric laws as our friends across the pond.
SNS3Guppy, keep your hair on I have no intention of trying to take your gun away (I do not have a need for a gun). Unfortunately your immediate defensive stance and your belief that having the right to own one within law is the difference between being a "free" country and not further demonstrates your flawed thinking. Can I ask if you have any knowledge/experience of the CAA medicals and what they entail?
Having had my medical the week before Xmas I am somewhat raw, however I stand by the belief a class to for GA is excessive.