Probe1957
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Wrong.The NRA is against any restrictions on gun purchases. They could care less about the destruction guns have wreaked on our society.
Wrong.The NRA is against any restrictions on gun purchases. They could care less about the destruction guns have wreaked on our society.
I really have no issue with BGCs for new or used guns from dealers (private gun sales are very different) but it is believed with most who fail the BGC, it has nothing at all to do with violence of any type. But this cannot be proven, because no such records are kept.Another great reason why people who have made their intentions known by being violent and committing prior crimes shouldn't be allowed to purchase or own a gun.
An example is a young woman who at a traffic stop who handed the cop a phony insurance ID card. While driving without insurance usually isn't that big of a deal, handing a cop such a phony document is a felony. Now she cannot legally own a gun for the rest of her life.
And she should be banned from owning a gun. She can’t be trusted.An example is a young woman who at a traffic stop who handed the cop a phony insurance ID card. While driving without insurance usually isn't that big of a deal, handing a cop such a phony document is a felony. Now she cannot legally own a gun for the rest of her life.
We’re not screwed. We are fine.So we’re just screwed. We should all just accept that?
Yeah, but if this happened when she was 19 years old and is now fifty, I would say perhaps she was just being a dumb kid back then. People often change over the years.And she should be banned from owning a gun. She can’t be trusted.
My grandkids are black and my son in law is black. Are you saying they are the problem? By the way, I am as white as white can be. I fear for my SIL and my grandkids everyday; not from other blacks but from law enforcement.We’re not screwed. We are fine.
Here’s a fact for you. The vast majority of gun crime is young black men shooting other young black men. Perhaps the real problem is young black men.
Sometimes repercussions last a lifetime. Not being able to purchase a gun can’t be the worst thing in life. I’m 72 and never bought one.Yeah, but if this happened when she was 19 years old and is now fifty, I would say perhaps she was just being a dumb kid back then. People often change over the years.
Weren't most of us young and dumb at one time?
-Don- Auburn, CA
I was not advocating any particular type of gun storage, I was advocating that gun "safety" courses should NOT be teaching such things as "safe" gun storage, suicide prevention, etc. and SHOULD limit themselves to topics such as safe gun handling, knowing legality of shooting, ability to hit what one is aiming at, etc.Storing guns as you suggest is hardly a prudent defense strategy, but you do what best suits you. Just don’t mandate I do what best suits you.
Not advocating safe gun storage flys in the face of protecting children. If you have children in the house safe gun storage is paramount.I was not advocating any particular type of gun storage, I was advocating that gun "safety" courses should NOT be teaching such things as "safe" gun storage, suicide prevention, etc. and SHOULD limit themselves to topics such as safe gun handling, knowing legality of shooting, ability to hit what one is aiming at, etc.
You’re safe. 85% of self defense shootings happen at 20 feet or less.
I have a 25 yard and 50 yard shooting range on my property. With my concealed handgun(s) I'd be more accurate just throwing the rounds at the target from 25 yards.
Blacks aren’t the problem. Urban black culture is. Too many babies being raised without fathers and the old school grandmas are becoming a thing of the past too.My grandkids are black and my son in law is black. Are you saying they are the problem? By the way, I am as white as white can be. I fear for my SIL and my grandkids everyday; not from other blacks but from law enforcement.
None of this matters anymore. I grew up the same way. A gun cabinet full of guns and rules as to how to handle them. Now days there are too many idiots with guns on the streets. Cut me off in traffic and I’ll put a cap in your ass. That’s the mindset now.Old Gator, WHY? I grew up in a house with unlocked guns, and so did my parents, and just about everyone else I knew in my generation. It was common to have a loaded and ready to go shotgun or rifle around most houses, particularly if growing up in the countryside, often it would be leaning up in a corner by the back door. Sure there were incidents, but not that many, I remember one guy when I was in high school shooting himself in the leg with a .22 when he was showing off for his girlfriend. It could just have easily been showing off skateboarding, but that does not get the attention.
My point here is choice of securing guns, teaching kids about safe gun handling, etc. is a completely different issue than what should be taught in gun safety classes. Just like drivers education should not include information about securing car keys to be out of reach of small children.
My point was that it is no indication of violence and perhaps BGCs are not as useful as many like to believe.Sometimes repercussions last a lifetime. Not being able to purchase a gun can’t be the worst thing in life. I’m 72 and never bought one.
Yep, the person is the real problem, not the tool they use.. Cut me off in traffic and I’ll put a cap in your ass. That’s the mindset now.