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Originally posted by smooth
Your ability to understand the importance of gun safety, notwithstanding, "the problem with guns" stems more from people, like you and Dank, who are unable to de-polarize essential issues.
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I changed "The" changed to "A" in my previous post as clarification.
Of course I don't believe that parents teaching kids about gun safety would solve all issues relating to guns, it was just a poor choice of words. However, a large amount of justification that I hear for gun control (though, surprisingly, not on this board) is "think of the children" -- and so I thought it important to back up Dank's point. Parents, not the federal government, should be doing all that they can to protect their children.
Some other measures that I believe would help (along with parents acting like parents) include but are not limited to:
+ mandatory completion of an authorized firearm safety course (or a displayable firearm safety certificate) prior to purchase of a gun
+ mandatory instant background check at all points of sale for firearms or fire-arm related products such as ammunition or holsters (already in place in most states, though this would call fo r the removal of a waiting period)
+ implementation of youth firearm safety/avoidance programs with public elementary schools (such as the NRA's "Eddie Eagle" program which teaches kids to stay away from guns if they see one, and tell an adult.)
+ much harsher penalties for crimes which are committed with a firearm (already implemented to some degreein some states)
Now, whether these should be implemented on a state or federal level (or at all) is debatable. I think of the above as all inexpensive and effective solutions which do not greatly impact the law-abiding gun-owner -- unlike national gun registration, gun confiscation, "assault rifle" or clip-size bans, etc.