This is horrible argument.

We had cars before seat belt laws why do we all of sudden need it?

We had cars before airbags why do we all of sudden need it?

We've has guns before gun control so why do we all of sudden need it?

Edit: People have been giving birth for a long time without doctors so why do we all of sudden need it?

Well look at the other things you think the government needs their hands in, health and education and both have been slower to change and more expensive since. So the best way to get less access to the internet is by adding a bunch of government regulation. Great Idea!

Net Neutrality will just make it even harder for new players to compete because they will have large regulations to meet. The only way to improve is to make it easier at a local level for more companies to compete.

These are horrible counter arguments.

The only two that even remotely relevant are seatbelt laws and gun laws, the other two are not even laws.

For seat belt laws, there was evidence that such laws increased pedestrian injury rates and severity. Whos to say that outweighs the benefits of forcing a few people to wear seat belts that are already in their cars?

For gun control, to say this in american context is weird. The US barely has gun control so to say it like its absolutely needed is odd.

I assume the gun control law comment was a facetious point since America does not have it in any meaningful way and the US ranks consistently in the top for gun deaths.

During the dial up days, the last mile connection (the phone company) was under heavy Title II regulation.