Quote Originally Posted by nicholasstanko
I'm quite sure that a parent can safely lock away a gun from a child. And how about some parent-child counseling as well? I was taught from a very young age not to touch grandpa's shotgun, and i never did. not even once.
It's not a perfect system and parents and kids will fuck up. how does that mean that others more responsible can't have one if they feel it protects them?

You might be sure, but you would actually be wrong then. Apparently a large portion of gunowners in the country just can't be trusted with the responsiblity of owning a weapon. To such a degree that I'd go so far as to remove sharp and pointy objects from them as well... Society has shown it can't handle this particular privilege. I use privilege in the same sense as the old phrase "driving is a privilege and not a right". Although I'd agree. We issue tests to make sure people are trusted with cars. I might actually go so far as to support some sort of impulse control test that successfully passing would allow for the purchasing of a firearm. Unfortunately most gun owners seem to think this would prohibit them from owning a gun anymore. And I'd tend to agree. So where do you think we should go as a society in order to protect those people who apparently can't protect themselves? I'm talking, of course, about gun owners...

Very interesting...

Indeed.
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