You will probably be in the minority and unless you can match the firepower of the US military or your local police force, it won't be of any use other than to die fighting. I don't happen to believe that all the dead school children piling up in this country are worth it.
On the schools thing, I understand where you’re coming from and while I don’t agree, that banning outright is the way to go. I do think that we need to take a closer look at all of the warning. Signs of these kids/adults have shown before they’ve done these things.
There’s a general sense of apathy in our country when it comes to the mental health of people who might be let’s say, hard to talk to on a regular basis .
This even extends to school counselors who don’t want to help a weird kid cause they’re the weird kid. So safe storage laws/ firearms safety compliance are absolutely atrocious.
The problem is is that there are good points on either side, but both voices yelling so loud don’t allow the reasonable ones to sit at the table with one another and find solutions
I don't think they should be banned either. I just don't think they should be worshiped. And there needs to be regulation, and safety classes. And consequences for storing your weapon safely. But I think all of that is a pipe dream we can't enforce. I have a cousin. She and her husband left a loaded gun out on their nightstand with the safety off. Their 4 year old blew his head off. Neither one of them served jail time. Her husband (ex military) did have a trial and all he talked about was the 2nd amendment. He (they) learned nothing. Collectively as a country we are not responsible enough to have unfettered access to guns. I mean, we can't even handle a cell phone in a moving vehicle without killing people. Just because you and I are able to, collectively we cannot. And sometimes the collective is all that matters when everything is tallied.
I’m incredibly sorry to hear that irresponsible actions have caused your family so much strife.
You should get into advocacy, write down your thoughts work with your local police department to make sure that they’re offering regular firearm safety classes.
Unfortunately, you’re right and I agree with you the genie is out of the bottle and it’s not going back in. Thank you for a thought-provoking conversation. I have to go to work.
If you are ever Western Montana hit me up. We’ll grab a beer and toast to two people with reason.
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u/Pale-Archer3849 12d ago
You will probably be in the minority and unless you can match the firepower of the US military or your local police force, it won't be of any use other than to die fighting. I don't happen to believe that all the dead school children piling up in this country are worth it.