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Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct
I wish it were common sense to recognize that gun control doesn't work, but people have been brainwashed by groups like the Brady Campaign. It upsets me to meet so many intelligent people who really believe that guns can make a person violent. I'm writing a paper to be accompanied by a presentation on the failures of gun control and the need for widespread armament for a class filled with extremely liberal (in both good and bad ways) students and a professor whose reaction I can't possibly predict. Should be a fun term project.
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Thats what I did my English Comp II research project/presentation. The teacher was a super liberal fem-nazi, and half my class wasnt much better. It was enjoyable to one, work them up a little bit. And two, have the proper information to answer their questions, dispel a few myths, and hopefully let the class leave a tad more enlightened.
I would like to point out that I imagine the issue of people not knowing how to safely use a gun probably did not exist when a larger percentage of house holds contained guns, and at a reletivly early age, dad took you outback/to the shooting range, and laid down the rules.
In reality, they can be summed up in a few simple statements:
1) Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
2) Do not point the firearm at anything you arnt willing to shoot.
3) Safety on and finger off the trigger until you are ready to discharge the firearm.
Even with a defective safety, can anyone explain to me how a gun could accidentally go off and kill or injur someone while following these three rules?