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Which is more injurious to a child's health ?

a) Forcing them to wear a mask at school.

b) Allowing 18yr olds to buy assault rifles.
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
How many 18-year-olds own guns that have never shot anyone with them.
You can't penalize law-abiding citizens because of the actions of a law breaker.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@Dainbramadge It's not penalization. Jesus. It's a change in the law. Happens all the time, so stop crying about it.
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MethDozer · M
@BlueVeins To be fair, it should be legal tk drive wuthout a plate.
SW-User
c) other
Adults who prey on children
Internet
Parents who abuse their children
Children with issues that are ignored
And the list goes on.
Many children and 18 year olds aren't living in a world full of guns. It's not reality for all.
Keep preaching that guns are the main thing wrong for children and the reality of what's wrong in many children's lives will be ignored.

And that mask thing... give it a rest. What's right for you isn't for everyone. Yep....
@SW-User Rape is underreported in many circumstances. The few times I accompanied young women into PP as a volunteer for those procedures (and not birth control or exams), it was the result of assault, a couple of times forced incest. The youngest I recall was 13. If it happens at all as a result of rape (and it does), that justifies the safe procedure being available. It’s easy to be judgmental about it when you’re contributing nothing else.
SW-User
@bijouxbroussard This coming from a person who claims that others value firearms over their children. You are judgmental in a few ways... and you have no clue what I contribute in daily life or anything about me... no clue.
What I will tell you is that abortion is not birth control for every day use... but... I will not claim to have all the answers for those who truly have been raped. I just don't believe that it should be allowed for those who choose to have sex and just don't want the child.
@SW-User
This coming from a person who claims that others value firearms over their children.

Based upon results, it’s true. Look at how much effort was put into taking away a woman’s right to choose whether or not she gives birth, while fighting any laws that might protect wanted children from being shot to death at school. You bet I judge that hypocrisy.

and you have no clue what I contribute in daily life or anything about me... no clue.


That’s true, perhaps you’ve adopted a houseful of unwanted children, or are a regular foster parent in the overburdened foster care system. Otherwise, what I say stands.

What I will tell you is that abortion is not birth control for every day use... but... I will not claim to have all the answers for those who truly have been raped.

And it isn’t. It’s a medical procedure. And you really don’t "have all the answers" for any of them because you can’t know their circumstances outside of their being pregnant.

I just don't believe that it should be allowed for those who choose to have sex and just don't want the child.

Are you also proposing incarcerating pregnant women to make sure they don’t abuse their bodies during that nine months ? After all, you’ve judged that they no longer exist as human beings with rights, but as incubators. One thing I remember and know from the days before Roe is that abortions won’t stop just because they will no longer be safe for women and girls. Unfortunate, because that will mean the deaths of some people’s wanted daughters.
deadgerbil · 26-30
B

But there are plenty freedumb lovin' muricans who think wearing a mask is dangerous and that their gun fetish need not be trampled on
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
@deadgerbil But but but wearin a mask infrenches on muh rites as an Americun! Yew cain't make me wear no mask. Th' smartest president says this viris is a Chinese hoax!
Lostpoet · M
Allowing tragic instances to be broadcast as entertainment
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
@Lostpoet yes. Finally someone who gets it.
They wanted to restrict law-abiding 18-year-olds from being allowed to own a rifle even though they will never shoot up a school with it.
But they won't even consider a proven fact that they glamorize incidences like this and cause copycat crimes.
They found out a very long time ago there is a large group of people that are very impressionable to things like this.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Dainbramadge the psychological effect of our powerless on display keeps Americans from change.
Roadsterrider · 56-60, M
@Dainbramadge It is all about advertising dollars, news sites getting 1/100th of a cent for each click.
Ozuye502 · 36-40, M
Let’s just be honest here multiple sources are reporting that this individual had serious mental issues from domestic violence to self harm mom was reported to be a drug addict dad who knows where he is living with his grandmother who he shot. I heard a report that his cousins were the intended targets at the school. (That is unconfirmed) but this is pointing to mental instabilities which is a failure of the health care in this country. From what I’ve seen how does an 18 year old afford an f150 platinum and over 7,000$ in arms and equipment while being “bullied” for being poor?
Confirmed 2 Daniel Defense ar 15 rifles they are 1400$ a piece at least
One had what looked like an EOTeck optic that’s 700$
The other had iron sights which a decent set isn’t that expensive maybe 40$
Ozuye502 · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome if my child can’t afford the same level of protection I provide her at home why should I give that up when she goes to school? My AR is multi purpose yes it puts food on my table with soft tip ammo and home defense with different magazines and ammo. My hand gun only leaves my hip when I go to work. I have drawn it once in defense of my life during an armed robbery but never fired it outside of a range. So yea I want to keep my guns because I understand the value of them taking them away from me is literally taking food off my table! You are also stripping me of my personal piece of mind in defending myself.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Ozuye502 that's disinformation about what really protects people, and it's enabling the leading cause of death among children. But the internet magnifies your view and suppresses mine.
Ozuye502 · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome are you joking? Ever event like this all hear about is we need more gun control when what we actually need is more guns in the right hands! Hard target don’t get hit with mass shooting. There’s around 1 million defensive firearm uses a year! And some years it’s even as high as 3 million. That’s 3 up to 3 million violent crimes stopped!
I wonder what fuckery the cdc and FBI pulled to get that data. I grew up with firearms all around me never once crossed my mind to use one outside of self defense. And yes my daughter will be raised the same way!
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Roadsterrider since 2017, I'm correct.
Roadsterrider · 56-60, M
@Changeisgonnacome 2018 CAD files to make 3D printer gun parts, several states banned bump stocks. In 2018 Trump proposed raising the age to purchase a long gun to 21 but Congress was too busy trying to impeach him to do anything with it.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@Changeisgonnacome When I was in highschool I walked into the local hardware store and bought a 12 gauge shotgun and a hammer. There was no paperwork for either other than the sales receipt. Over the years I had a .22 a .223 a .303 all purchased without filling out a form or having a mental evaluation or criminal check. Guess what none of those firearms were ever aimed at or fired at a fellow human being. The .303 was used to kill bears or deer. The .223 was used to hunt coyote and do target shooting. The .22 was used to hunt ground squirrels, skunks and the like. The shotgun was to hunt geese with. Each was a tool not a weapon. Each was stored safely so innocent children didn't have an accident. Oh and I suppose it helped that I didn't do drugs or watch video games or have any mental illness.
Pfuzylogic · M
Mass shootings are now the number one cause of death for that very young age group.
We need to raise the age which should be an easy decision but the Republicans will get in the way of common sense legislation,
Quetzalcoatlus · 46-50, M
Books! Because they seem to be banned pretty easily when deemed dangerous. AR-15’s not so much….
LunarOrbit · 56-60, M
Theres a problem when we send our kids to school, expecting they will be kept safe, and the only protection that was in effect was a sign that said gun free zone.
LunarOrbit · 56-60, M
@Changeisgonnacome If you can take away the guns from criminals, law enforcement, the military and the government…then I will gladly give up mine.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@LunarOrbit obviously the USA must disarm.
LunarOrbit · 56-60, M
@Changeisgonnacome it will never happen.
B. would seem the obvious reply, but not to those who value firearms over their children.

And as I said on another post, that these are the same people who would force unwilling girls and women to give birth while allowing living, breathing, wanted children to be shot to death is obscene. 😞
RedBaron · M
They're not mutually exclusive, so it's a false dichotomy and a pointless question.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@RedBaron the point is we ignore safety and embrace gun rights. It's a topic for conservatives to battle. Ignore.
LegendofPeza · 56-60, M
@RedBaron I was pointing out the hypocrisy of the same people who on the one hand claim they want to protect children (ridiculously suggesting that masks are dangerous) whilst opposing any and all measures to actually protect them from the type of shooting that occured yesterday.
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
@LegendofPeza And those who are most bent out of shape over guns are also the ones fully supporting abortion. Hmmm..
Letting them get their hands on fentanyl that allegedly comes across our Southern border at an alarming rate. But no doubt bother sources too. It’s an epidemic which has taken many young lives.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@soar2newhighs no, not as many as the guns. But we knew you would want this anyway.
@Changeisgonnacome what is it you say, I want?
SW-User
There are a lot of things injurious to a childs health.
That doesn't mean that any of it is validated because it is in comparison less injurious.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@SW-User we understand. Failure in science is conservative, and justifies whatever you like.
SW-User
@Changeisgonnacome no idea what you're saying.
Torsten · 36-40, M
such odd things to try and compare. Trick question to get people to say what you want
Forcing them to wear a mask.
Also forcing them to get the Fauchi-Ouchie.
Well, 'a' doesn't injure them at all, but 'b' can injure others...so 'b'.
I thought it was telling kids that being acceptable of gays was ok
doong · 56-60, M
Let them have the Guns, but not the bullet.
Lostpoet · M
Is your username from Crime and Punishment?
Lostpoet · M
@LegendofPeza I was Alexei7Karamazov for a little while.
LegendofPeza · 56-60, M
@Lostpoet lol ....... I never did get round to finishing that one.
@Lostpoet I remember that !
gol979 · 41-45, M
You looovveeee the mask on children eh. This has got to be the weirdest a/b question.

Unless you are parodying the mainstream right?
gol979 · 41-45, M
@LegendofPeza same as mainstream left, who lovvveeee masks, especially on kids.......statism is irrelevant at this point. Blue or Red psycho please, vote harder
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@gol979 reality. We don't even rank the risks. We have guns.
gol979 · 41-45, M
@Changeisgonnacome what do you mean?
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@SW-User why avoid realistic ranking of harns? Because you want no change? Okay. The school shooting rate is about right.
SW-User
@Changeisgonnacome I need for you to go away. Realistic isn't the same for all, as we can see.
Bye now.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@SW-User obviously. Shifting away every time guns come up works. We're all post truth, now.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
Using public health as a guide might change a lot of what we do.
But see, it threatens the cars and guns-. Conservatives want this.
Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M
Not old enough to drink but old enough to own something that makes things die when you point it at them
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Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@SW-User do not think about the issue- it's guns. Don't go there. You can't win.
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Ozuye502 · 36-40, M
Define assault rifle.
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Ozuye502 OMG. Deflection so you don't have to be concerned about the problem. Truly harsh, American conservatives!
Ozuye502 · 36-40, M
@Changeisgonnacome ok how is asking to define a term used deflection? If someone uses a term with out knowing the legal definition it’s pure ignorance.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
B without a doubt
Rhode57 · 56-60, M
No 2 every time
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Rhode57 en meme temps. Black and White. Two is five. America.
Fukfacewillie · 56-60, M
America sucks.

 
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