If guns are supposed to keep you safe...

Why is the number one cause of death among children in America now GUN CRIME?
Why do more than 90% of all homicides among children aged 9-14 now take place in AMERICA?
Why is America not THE SAFEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD??

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HootyTheNightOwl

That's not the gun's fault, though... and, nor is it the child's fault.

The only thing that you can blame in this scenario is irresponsible gum owners, who don't care to ensure that their guns are always out of reach of children.

Cars will also keep you safe as a passenger, too, but not if you "forget" and leave your baby locked inside for eight hours while you are working.

SW-User

@HootyTheNightOwl I agree and disagree. Anyone who is that irresponsible should not be allowed to have a gun. Plus there are a lot of dangerously unstable people out there who should not be allowed near firearms. I'm not saying ban guns, but there should be mandatory background checks on people before they buy one.

HootyTheNightOwl

@SW-User Background checks aren't going to drive up sales and use of gun safes, though.

Your child is much less likely to shoot themselves or their buddies if you're either wearing your gun on your body or storing it in a proper, authorised gun safe.

Background checks will stop the mentally ill from buying guns from approved places - but, what about private sales or even "borrowing" mom's gun???

If I were to go shoot up a school or something, it would make sense to me to not do it with a weapon that is registered under my name and address... so buying a second hand gun or even stealing one would be a more attractive option than it would be to buy one from an authorised source.

SW-User

@HootyTheNightOwl Background checks would still drastically reduce the chance of horrific incidents like this happening so frequently. That's all I will say.

HootyTheNightOwl

@SW-User Idiots still take their guns to Disney on the weekend... wouldn't take anyone very long to go raid the car park on any given day and get hold of a gun or two if they really wanted one.

All you have to do is sit out there and watch to see which cars will have guns in them.

Places like Disney could be better off allowing guns in and confiscating them to be held in a secure location, then handed back to the owner at the end of the trip.

SW-User

@HootyTheNightOwl Well I disagree. Places like Disney will be better off if no one brought their guns to Disneyland because they were not legally allowed to own one, like the vast majority of places in the world.
I would honestly like to know why Americans want to own guns.. perhaps you can tell me.