Gun Control thread (merged many)

Oberon · 10-05-15, 09:27 PM

The shotgun was in an unlocked cupboard.

Presumably it was either kept loaded or the ammunition was kept in the same cupboard.
This is why such unrestricted gun ownership has a big downside, I know that people would come back with 'You'd be punishing good people for the actions of idiots' but with the amount of children who are caught in this situation either through school shootings or home based incidents/accidents like this surely there is a sacrifice worth making if it will save some lives.
I'm not saying, I state again and again, that guns should be banned, but I think that it should be as easy to get a gun as it is to get a driving license. That you should have to prove to someone that you are a responsible person and you know how to look after your firearm properly and keep it secured properly. This should be something that is monitored as car licenses are, and if you are found in breach of the promise that you made, then you should have your weapon confiscated.
In other words, I would take the weapons away from the father of the child who shot the girl, because if his boy was able to get his hands on the shotgun so easily then he doesn't secure it well enough, and now someones child has paid the price for it. All because of a puppy.

I think, honestly, that that's a step that should be taken, perhaps not the only step since better mental health care and an examination on how the media treats and glorifies spree killers are two things that definitely need addressing, but I think I've found my stance on US gun laws. By all means, keep the guns, but treat them with some respect....and yes, I know that everyone on here will say that they do, but it needs to be made into a more formal situation than just decent practice.

Oh, and don't give me the whole 'If the government knows who has what firearm then they'll be able to take it away when they come to put me in a FEMA death camp (TM)' nonsense because that belongs out there with the people who believe that Sandy Hook was a government operation to enable them to destroy the 2nd Amendment...oh, and 9/11 was an inside job, etc, etc, etc.

10-05-15, 09:27 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The shotgun was in an unlocked cupboard. Presumably it was either kept loaded or the ammunition was kept in the same cupboard. This is why such unrestricted gun ownership has a big downside, I know that people would come back with 'You'd be punishing good people for the actions of idiots' but with the amount of children who are caught in this situation either through school shootings or home based incidents/accidents like this surely there is a sacrifice worth making if it will save some lives. I'm not saying, I state again and again, that guns should be banned, but I think that it should be as easy to get a gun as it is to get a driving license. That you should have to prove to someone that you are a responsible person and you know how to look after your firearm properly and keep it secured properly. This should be something that is monitored as car licenses are, and if you are found in breach of the promise that you made, then you should have your weapon confiscated. In other words, I would take the weapons away from the father of the child who shot the girl, because if his boy was able to get his hands on the shotgun so easily then he doesn't secure it well enough, and now someones child has paid the price for it. All because of a puppy. I think, honestly, that that's a step that should be taken, perhaps not the only step since better mental health care and an examination on how the media treats and glorifies spree killers are two things that definitely need addressing, but I think I've found my stance on US gun laws. By all means, keep the guns, but treat them with some respect....and yes, I know that everyone on here will say that they do, but it needs to be made into a more formal situation than just decent practice. Oh, and don't give me the whole 'If the government knows who has what firearm then they'll be able to take it away when they come to put me in a FEMA death camp (TM)' nonsense because that belongs out there with the people who believe that Sandy Hook was a government operation to enable them to destroy the 2nd Amendment...oh, and 9/11 was an inside job, etc, etc, etc.