another school shooting in U.S. of A. :(

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Thank you for the math lesson. The point was, the registered owner is required to keep individual guns locked, with a stricter standard of storing locked guns in locked storage for homes with children under 18. The son was not the registered owner and SHOULD NOT have had access to the locked weapons. The keys to my weapons are in my pocket with me at all times and kept in my finger print controlled gunsafe at night where only I can access them. I am a responsible gun owner. She clearly was not unfortunately for the 28, she clearly was not considering she had a 20 year old son with known neurological and emotional problems.

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The guns were not locked because the law requires them to be locked away only from people under 18 years old. Seems that the Math lesson was not enough.

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

And tax me 60+% of my personal earnings to pay for those too damed lazy to work for it... Naaah, you can keep that system. Government regulation and the socialized program we already have is 90% of the problem. an I know this first hand. I work in it and strive every day to eliminate the problems we do have where I am able.

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:rolleyes: I'll better not comment on this one.

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

It is at a gun club I'd like to point out.. Not at a shopping mall.

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You can also call it an asylum.

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Originally Posted by Starter

Children learning about guns, their safe operation and use, is not a bad thing.

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You're right, it is certainly good for kids to know how they can safely shoot someone! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

A gun gives one a real sense of power , and is a real thrill to shoot .

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That might apply to weak people.

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Originally Posted by keysersoze

Gun ownership has been a heated topic of discussion between my wife and I for a couple of months now, before all this transpired. My brother has a veritable arsenal--a Glock 19, two Kel-tec Sub2000s, and about 3-4 others. He took a 5-day shooting course and has a permit to carry. He's over-the-top, but even my 70 year-old mother has three handguns and a shotgun.

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:s

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Originally Posted by Starter

Or perhaps the students will feel safer, just as they would if a uniformed policeman was in the classroom with them?

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Yeah that would be the real freedom in life, learning with a uniformed police man in the classroom!

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Originally Posted by chuck34

I have seen the light!! Thank you BDunnell. I finally understand, being prepared for something, however remote the chances of it happening are, will only instill feelings of insecurity. You're right! How could I have ever been so dumb?

Now to go home and remove all the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors from my home. Rip out the seat belts from my car. Cancel all my insurance. Remove the warning labels off of everything that I own. And live the good life of not having any feelings of insecurity.

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Hmmm...

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Originally Posted by nigelred5

Agreed, every bit of which is already in place in many jurisdictions in the US,including connecticut where the latest tragedy occurred.

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Which proves that it is not enough.

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

They threw this data to us on TV this evening. (no source was offered though)

USA is 5% of earth's population

USA owns 50% of earth's guns

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Rather sad.