02-22-2018, 05:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-22-2018, 05:22 PM by Dcommoncents.)
I think the best approach to exposing the fallacy of gun control to children or anyone else is to point out:
1) Even if every "assault rifle" was banned and confiscated, it would take years or decades for anywhere near all of them to be removed from circulation (I probably wouldn't mention the likelihood of bloodshed in the process of confiscation);
2) Assuming every single "assault rifle" both legally owned and on the black market disappeared, there would still be numerous other guns that would kill children all too easily, so the second amendment would have to be abolished completely or redefined to mean only muskets and no one would be allowed to even possess bolt action rifles for hunting (which even most of the antis admit is legit);
3) And instead of sitting on our asses and allowing these shooting to continue while we wait for a political "solution" to be decided upon and successfully implemented (by "we" I mean those who are actually calling for largely unspecified and incoherent gun control measures), let's secure our children's safety like we do for politicians, airline passengers, and society at large -- with ARMED security. I personally think teachers who are proficient with firearms and allowed to have them in school will suffice, but many will object with a parade of horribles, claiming teachers will have their guns taken from them, accidentally shoot an innocent, or immediately get taken out by teenage shooters who I've noticed the antis seem to think are super tactical ninjas from playing call of duty. So, I would instead propose armed school marshals who are highly trained and largely combat veterans who the antis cannot reasonably claim are less trustworthy and proficient with guns than the cops they rely on to respond after the fact. There job will solely be to provide security, not to intimidate or police unruly school children. That can be implemented RIGHT NOW and would have the added benefit of employing veterans. For reasons obvious to any liberty loving person though, such a program should be controlled by the states, not the feds.
1) Even if every "assault rifle" was banned and confiscated, it would take years or decades for anywhere near all of them to be removed from circulation (I probably wouldn't mention the likelihood of bloodshed in the process of confiscation);
2) Assuming every single "assault rifle" both legally owned and on the black market disappeared, there would still be numerous other guns that would kill children all too easily, so the second amendment would have to be abolished completely or redefined to mean only muskets and no one would be allowed to even possess bolt action rifles for hunting (which even most of the antis admit is legit);
3) And instead of sitting on our asses and allowing these shooting to continue while we wait for a political "solution" to be decided upon and successfully implemented (by "we" I mean those who are actually calling for largely unspecified and incoherent gun control measures), let's secure our children's safety like we do for politicians, airline passengers, and society at large -- with ARMED security. I personally think teachers who are proficient with firearms and allowed to have them in school will suffice, but many will object with a parade of horribles, claiming teachers will have their guns taken from them, accidentally shoot an innocent, or immediately get taken out by teenage shooters who I've noticed the antis seem to think are super tactical ninjas from playing call of duty. So, I would instead propose armed school marshals who are highly trained and largely combat veterans who the antis cannot reasonably claim are less trustworthy and proficient with guns than the cops they rely on to respond after the fact. There job will solely be to provide security, not to intimidate or police unruly school children. That can be implemented RIGHT NOW and would have the added benefit of employing veterans. For reasons obvious to any liberty loving person though, such a program should be controlled by the states, not the feds.