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Originally Posted by skarra
An interesting idea, but waiting for that to happen could take a long time.
We need to look at the data. There are many countries with different approaches, and even within the US many states and towns. The police deal with this problem a lot - how do they feel about everyone being armed with a gun and open carry? How do the citizens feel about it?
Personally I don’t feel safe to see everyone I encounter in the street with a gun by their side - too many crazies out there with hair triggers. But locked away in a safe at home - that seems to meet most people’s requirement for safety and ability to bear arms.
An AR-15 shouldn’t be available to 18 year olds period. That should be an easy fix in our laws.
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You mentioned an 18 year old should not own an AR-15… but we can ask them to fight for our country for our freedoms. Most people believe AR stands for automatic rifle or assault rifle, it does not. I can take a 10/22 rifle (22lr) buy a AR type stock and make that 22lr look like an AR but it is still a 22 that shoots the same as the original 10/22. So banning the AR-15 is not a solution. I do agree that large capacity magazines are not necessary, if you need 30 rounds of ammo to hit a target give it up, or better yet, practice with either three 10 round magazines or six 5 round magazines to learn how to safely handle that firearm.
I read a lot of good idea’s here and imo we need to focus on how we raise our children to respect life from the beginning. We need to be aware of the signs when our young are showing signs of anti social behavior, should I say it, by invading their social habits. Train teachers, doctors, police, etc.. in signs of abuse that can change a child into one that seeks revenge on society and not be afraid to let authorities know so that help can be given immediately.
Background checks, cool off periods, reasonable magazine restrictions and maybe mental evaluations are the answers, banning guns are not.
I enjoy bullseye, long range, and various target sports. I’m also a firm believer in my right to carry and protect my family.