Why is it scary? , when one of my children could die in a car crash also. Would depend on why they did. I would not instantly go into melt down and demand no cars or if it was alcohol related, do away with beer, whiskey or wine. I would weep, be very sadden. But also realistic. I consider a firearm as a tool. Not something which kills on it's own.
I can tell you this, if my daughter was to be raped and killed and she had no firearm to help prevent such, I would be very upset the scum was not shot and killed before he could. Which by the way, she does carry a firearm ready for such.
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" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
You do understand that down thru more than 200 years, blood as had to be shed in order for us to maintain the freedoms we have here? There is a cost for freedoms. There is a cost of lives to keep having the privileged to use private transportation. Think of it in that state of mind.
" If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher.." - Abraham Lincoln
“ The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to - prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms..” - Samuel Adams
What we are saying is, that:
1. There are other dangers that have more of a chance of happening then getting shot in school or getting shot in general.
2. That there hasnt been anything proposed (short of a complete ban) that would stop these events from happening.
It would be beneficial if you just took a step back, let go of the emotion of the subject and then debate.
Why?
Because they can do it legally, In My Opinion
There will always be bad people in the world. Nothing we can do about it, IMO
But i bet, 100% sure, that IF in my country a 18y old could get a gun legally we would have here many school shootings.
But they cant, so there are no school shootings or "gun incidents".
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I will try
Thats a false choice. We shouldnt allow any weapons in school if we had proper security in place. Problem students should be expelled. Students that run afoul with the law should be kicked out. Students shouldnt bully other kids to a point they kill themselves or others. Strangers or people not enrolled in school should not be allowed in school without an escort.
All of this is to say if someone is really intent on killing a specific person they can wait until after school hours where they can shoot, stab, or run over with a car when the person is in public. I mean, guns have been around for only a few centuries, we have been murdering each other for millennia. With technology and information at anyones finger tips these days a persons death toll is only limited to their imagination.
And how many bombings in school did you have in America?
Maybe almost none because its not easy to do so? And because people cant buy bombs legally in stores at 18y old.
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But we cant stop people from being bad. There is nothing we can do in that department.
What we can do is...take away weapons from people.
What else can we do?
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But as you say, you cant stop people from being bad. So a bad person will always find a way to kill. You only take guns away from people who use them for legal purposes. Those who want to kill will always be able to find and have guns. Drugs are illegal, yet people always are able to find drugs.
Stay vigilant
But
1) Is much "better" (chances of survival) against a person without a gun than a person with a gun
2) Not everyone can buy weapons illegally, we could at least stop people without access to the black market of guns
3) Black Market of guns is way harder to find than drugs.
Take away gunsStay vigilant
What do you think of this proposal?
Make the legal age to carry a gun 25
And mandatory supervision to enter schools. Only a student with a pass can enter the school grounds (like my school)
Because metal detectors in every school is unrealistic...i think.
And this way a "former student" cant enter school grounds for "revenge" or whatever those crazy people think they are doing.