pp here. I would like to take away OP's right to a gun. Seriously. Or, if that cannot be done, let's just tax the hell out of ammunition. Say, $1,000 per round. |
They have to learn to swim. Water is not a preventable hazard. |
Which is why there are laws regarding pool and lake safety. Pools have to have fences and locks. Lakes have restrictions on when/where you can swim or boat. |
If those are your beliefs...you're not an American |
So do guns |
You obviously have nothing of value to protect. That includes family. |
The intruder is not dead. Did you even read the article? There is something about this story that doesn't add up. Seems odd that they took the couple to the basement. And he just so happens to store his Unsecured Self-Defense Gun in the basement? Or does he have Unsecured Self-defense Guns stashed all over his house? If so, I hope he never has children or mentally unstable people in his home. And he's damn lucky that his stash was not used against him. OP, why is it that you gun enthusiasts feel the need to point out every good guy with a gun scenario, but you never even acknowledge the 91 deaths per day in this country by gun violence? Every now and then, a good guy with a gun saves lives. That may or may not have been the case here. I think if their intention was to kill them, they would have done so before taking their be |
| ...belongings. Deaths from guns FAR outnumber the lives saved. That's what it really comes down to. |
Not enough. I have no idea how to properly operate a gun. But I could drive down the street to my local gun shop and easily purchase a gun. My Great State would even allow me to cc that gun without a permit. But if I take my kayak out without wearing a safety vest, I would quickly be issued a ticket by the park police. |
| How long did it take OP to find this lone example of successful self-defense from May 2016? How many gun deaths of innocent people have there been since May 2016? |
Your family isn't worth a $1000? |
Yes. And background checks and required licensing and required training would allow the Detroit man to have his gun and protect his family while denying the Florida man his gun...also protecting his family. Win-win. We have to register to exercise our constitutional right to vote. And we have to be licensed and trained to operate a car, which as is regularly pointed out by gun advocates is as dangerous as a gun. So why are we not licensing, training and registering gun owners? |
Amazing how few children get shot by their parents when the parents don't have guns. |
You and I have differing views about what constitutes an accident. A 64 year old man who in the process of firing a .22 owned by his 12 year old daughter points a gun at his 14 year old son standing behind him and kills him. Regrettably there is no cure for stupid and a teenage boy is now dead because an old man is insecure about the size of his own ****. |
Come take it
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