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<blockquote data-quote="shorton" data-source="post: 2111509" data-attributes="member: 24855"><p>Sorry I have a cold so i haven't been back on much, my apologies. I agree with you 100 percent. Way to many people who own weapons do not know how to properly store them, care for them, safely handle them. or even fire them. That however, does not mean that they shouldn't own them. We were all first time gun owners at one time. I have never heard anyone at a gunshop say, " Excuse me sir, would you like to look at a proper storage box or gun safe for your new firearm? " , when I purchased a gun. We have to get away from the mentality that people who know nothing about guns shouldnt own them. We just need to be wlling to help them out and help them be responsidle gun owners. If I see someone purchasing a weapon and asking questions that they arent getting answers to, I will do the best I can to help them get the information they need because that just makes me safer. In reality, you will never stop bad things from happening with guns, all we can do is try your best. Bad people do bad things. Everyone forgets about a guy with a truck and some fertilizer that killed 168 people in OKC, or some guys who took flying lessons and then flew a plane into a building and killed thousands of people. It just makes me sick that this whole thing has become a gun issue in the first place, when that is the furthest thing from what we should be focusing on. </p><p></p><p>You are correct, giving teachers the choice of whether or not to carry a gun will not solve the issue, but I disagree that it doesnt start to. Had someone at SandyHook had a weapon or had they placed an armed guard at the entrance, I am almost certain it would have been a different outcome. As far as how we fix it, you don't. This is not 1955 anymore, we live in a dangerous world and thats the reality. I whole heartedly endorse someone's choice to not carry or own a weapon, but don't try to take away my right to own or carry mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shorton, post: 2111509, member: 24855"] Sorry I have a cold so i haven't been back on much, my apologies. I agree with you 100 percent. Way to many people who own weapons do not know how to properly store them, care for them, safely handle them. or even fire them. That however, does not mean that they shouldn't own them. We were all first time gun owners at one time. I have never heard anyone at a gunshop say, " Excuse me sir, would you like to look at a proper storage box or gun safe for your new firearm? " , when I purchased a gun. We have to get away from the mentality that people who know nothing about guns shouldnt own them. We just need to be wlling to help them out and help them be responsidle gun owners. If I see someone purchasing a weapon and asking questions that they arent getting answers to, I will do the best I can to help them get the information they need because that just makes me safer. In reality, you will never stop bad things from happening with guns, all we can do is try your best. Bad people do bad things. Everyone forgets about a guy with a truck and some fertilizer that killed 168 people in OKC, or some guys who took flying lessons and then flew a plane into a building and killed thousands of people. It just makes me sick that this whole thing has become a gun issue in the first place, when that is the furthest thing from what we should be focusing on. You are correct, giving teachers the choice of whether or not to carry a gun will not solve the issue, but I disagree that it doesnt start to. Had someone at SandyHook had a weapon or had they placed an armed guard at the entrance, I am almost certain it would have been a different outcome. As far as how we fix it, you don't. This is not 1955 anymore, we live in a dangerous world and thats the reality. I whole heartedly endorse someone's choice to not carry or own a weapon, but don't try to take away my right to own or carry mine. [/QUOTE]
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