Fixed.
5 year old kills 2 year old sister... with a birthday present.
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MVP
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I believe you would significantly decrease fatalities. Even single life saved is a win in my book.
MVP
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I am glad you felt safe.
This gentlemen for example felt very unsafe and was mocked all over Canadian media. Those two guys by the way were selling cheap tickets for Stampede, lol.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calg...calgary-nose-hill-gun-stampede-police-us.html
1 guy is what you use to support your statement? You can find 1 person to support almost any claim you have no matter how insane it is.
In fact let us forcibly steralize people that have IQ below 115. By force, no exception. I guarantee there are people that would support that statement.
I'm interested, AK... if you were an American policy maker, how would you go about disarming the public? What would be your strategy to account for the 300+ million guns out there? Laws? Mandating that guns must be relinquished will likely elicit cooperation only from those who are the most responsible with their firearms in the first place. I would be surprised if such an action was able to recover 10% of privately owned guns. Taking them by force would be an impossible and unsafe undertaking.
Also, I feel like your username unnecessarily glorifies military style weapons. It makes me uncomfortable.
Attempting to take them by force would split this country down the middle and result in civil war. Guarantee it.
As for mandating it and the most responsible ones cooperating I think that all depends. I consider my self very reliable and safe with my weapons. I would not comply. Period.
MVP
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No, it is just example. Thats what I asked how you guys feel when traveling. So far only you answered that you fell safe and have no need for gun while visiting other countries. Gentlemen from above storry did not feel safe and wished he would had gun. Need more responses.
I am sure you will find a wide range of answers for a wide range of reasons. It is possible to be fearful of traveling in a foreign land and it having nothing to do with the prescense, or lack thereof, of firearms.
MVP
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This is tough question which I am not sure I am able to answer - Stoked pointed that I do no understand americans which in a way is true. I probably would start at creating gun registry/licensing system, more thorough background checks and psychological assessement prior issuing weapons. Maybe limit amount of guns to 1 per person - that should be plenty for self defense purposes. Promote and encourage usage of non fatal guns like gas guns for self defense.
I am more interested what you guys think needs to be done - as it is I am ok with gun control laws in my country.
What I meant was, those that would comply would likely fall into the category of responsible, not that all responsible gun owners would comply.
Lives. Gun violence is more deadly than other forms.
You are correct. Thank you.
I may have misunderstood. Did you mean that over 90% of the guns are in the hands of those are are not among the most responsible with their firearms?
Link mental health and felony records to background checks
Remove gun free zones.
Have all local schools, from headstart - universities, coordinate with local PD to get an officer on campus during operating hours.
Require a shooting course designed to demonstrate familiarity of the weapon before issuing a CC.
Make one states CC recognized by all others
Improve the mental health screening and assistance availability to people starting when they are in high school.
Promote a national gun safety program. Like hunters ed but on a larger scale.
I questioned this as well. His claification leads me to think that of those who do comply they will be from amoung the most responsible. Not that all responsible owners would comply.
scootsy
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Sympathize with both sides of the debate, looking for middle ground.
Psychos everywhere, but just imagine what would have happened if this guy had a gun.
EDIT: Broken link, sorry.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...ller-decapitated-man-then-ate-his-organs.html
Psychos everywhere, but just imagine what would have happened if this guy had a gun.
EDIT: Broken link, sorry.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wo...ller-decapitated-man-then-ate-his-organs.html
That's great, but none of those measures address guns already in the hands of American citizens. I've said it twice already, but what the heck... 300+ million.
Personally, I think we need to quit dancing around the root problem. I've stated before, I'm okay with thorough background checks. But I think the problem lies much deeper in the American psyche. We've gotten to a point where we're either afraid to offend anyone (lest the wrath of the nation come down upon us) or basically apathetic toward others. So, instead of certain behaviors being recognized as abnormal, they're "different" or "unique", and are allowed to go unchecked, or just ignored. Then someone flips out and commits a heinous act, and everyone panics. Logic goes out the window, and opportunistic partisan politics use it it to grind their agenda. And now that the country is so polarized, politically, instead of looking for real solutions, we'd rather get in slap fights about whether or not the 2nd amendment is still valid.
No. Not even close. I am not going to ride this tangent with you, Brow.
So, we would need to intervene with these people somehow?
If it's possible, yes. But it goes beyond just people who may or may not snap, emotionally. A big part of the problem is how we treat each other. Everyone contributes, one way or the other.
We need to stop being so mean and impatient. Stop neglecting. Stop bullying.
We are reaping the fruits of our behavior.