Self defense is one purpose. Hunting, sport shooting, collecting are some other reasons. It's completely idiotic, not to mention counterproductive, to claim that anyone who owns a gun does so to kill children. What's even more idiotic is to claim that people have a RIGHT to kill children.
Hunting. Protection. Recreation. Because we have an epidemic of copycat massacres here in the US. So what? It's not like gun violence makes anything worse.
According to Congress, for "...hunting, trapshooting, target shooting, personal protection, or any other lawful activity”. See "Gun Control Act of 1968. They aren't needed in the US, evidently: https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/8044...inking-student-involvement-in-lockdown-drills https://www.npr.org/2019/11/10/7780...ls-in-schools-could-be-traumatic-for-students https://www.npr.org/2019/11/22/782130813/a-look-at-the-value-of-active-shooter-drills-in-schools Do you realize that these studies are based on a false proxy for "gun ownership", which has nothing to do with "increased gun availability". From 1986 to 2019, the number of guns in the US increased by 270 million guns, tripling the number of guns available in the US. The homicide rate over that same time period fell 42%.
This is how they argue it's sometimes hard to pick out satire from reality. That's why in among all of these comments this satirist used idiotic statements people made. It's worth a good laugh and it's a reminder that we need to make fun of these people.
People who don't own guns can kill children. Let's just lock up every adult on the planet. What could go wrong?
Over the last two years, perhaps. The gun suicide rate continues to grow, slowly. Since 1999 the non-firearm suicide rate has grown much faster since 1999.
According to Brown University filicide studies, parents and step-parents kill 300 children a year with just their bare hands.
We need to infringe a lot rights, then. Given that you don't live here, that's not a big deal to you, is it?
Well I am thinking about the rights of children to live without unnecessary death. I guess you care more about your rights to own something that deprives them of that. Not à big deal for you I guess.
It would take a police state in the US to ensure that no child dies from someone using a firearm. Should we give up every right if the government feels that they infringe on a child's "right to life"? The Fourth would be a good candidate.
Let's not exaggerate. Of course some few children will always die from weapons. I am concerned about classroom full. Look I have discussed this for ten days. There is nothing I have not answered. I have replied to every objection and have suggested solutions. Dont let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
what are you willing to give up in order to save children? it is easy for those who want to virtue signal to demand others give stuff up.
you demonstrate a complete and total vacancy of understanding about the term rights. You claim that we owning something infringes on the rights of others to live which is so stupid that it causes me to suggest that your "right" to say stupid things is complete assault on worldwide intelligence everywhere.
Nothing you've suggested would protect a classroom full of children. We cannot pass unconstitutional laws. We won't accept
CHANGE THE CONSTITUTON! BAN THE SALE OF GUNS. ALL GUNS. You have no need of them. Though I have to say from what I know of the police in Texas they might be necessary there for a while longer. Why do you think they are necessary in the US and the ROW gets on better without them?? BECAUSE OF THAT PART OF THE CONSTITUTION. Protect your children. Ban sales of guns . Tell the NRA to eff off. Tell those politicians who eat their bread to earn a crust honestly. sigh Still if you don't care about your children and all the other people hurt or killed by guns, why should I? After all they are worth more than an insurance policy.
Untrue. Stop the spin. I said your "right" put children in danger. A very different thing Look I am seriously past caring if you all kill each other and the last man standing is président. He can then stand on the steps of the Capitol and read the second amendment, proud that your 250 year old law was upheld. Geesh.
"Dont let the perfect be the enemy of the good". You're asking for perfect here. And here again. What countries other than China, North Korea and Venezuela have done this? What good would a ban do? If we should give up one right to show that we want to protect children, we should give up them all. Just tear up the Bill of Rights. We should stop driving until we can get full NASCAR safety gear into the hands of parents. No 4th Amendment protections for any type of device used by sex traffickers or pedophiles.