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Ben Shapiro: The reason that so many kids die of gun violence is because "kids cannot carry guns" (Original Post) Nevilledog Jun 2022 OP
Ghoul... or Pgymy Vampire? NCLefty Jun 2022 #1
magat head nt BootinUp Jun 2022 #2
Do these idiots ever hear themselves talk? SunSeeker Jun 2022 #3
I'm sure they do and once they do they applaud themselves, they really think they are saying Escurumbele Jun 2022 #4
Excellent idea. Every kid should have a gun packed in with his lunch. Kablooie Jun 2022 #5
Oh, crap. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #6
The Boy Scouts had a rifle shooting class... rubbersole Jun 2022 #7
I'd love to see him come out of his home/studio to see about two dozen 10 yos armed to the teeth... hlthe2b Jun 2022 #8
Apparently he sold his brain along with his soul. C_U_L8R Jun 2022 #9
Great, let the kids will shoot each other then In It to Win It Jun 2022 #10
Are you aware Ben that the school shooting in Texas kacekwl Jun 2022 #11
Perhaps we should allow them to consume cannabis as well MagickMuffin Jun 2022 #12

Escurumbele

(4,083 posts)
4. I'm sure they do and once they do they applaud themselves, they really think they are saying
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 04:21 AM
Jun 2022

something very smart, that they are going to wow people with their incredible logic.

One of the character traits of republicans is narcissism, and people who suffer from it think that everything they do is outstanding., they love themselves too much to ever consider their stupidity.

Kablooie

(19,103 posts)
5. Excellent idea. Every kid should have a gun packed in with his lunch.
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 04:24 AM
Jun 2022

No chance for any violence in school if every child is packing.

Rhiannon12866

(254,970 posts)
6. Oh, crap.
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 04:45 AM
Jun 2022

I learned to shoot at summer camp and was on two rifle teams in my teens, camp and at school. No one carried guns anywhere, when we weren't at the range they were locked up. And we had to learn and understand specific safety rules before being allowed to pick up a gun. And one unwritten, but very strict rule, was to never shoot anything living. And the only accident I ever witnessed over the years was when the bamboo curtain that blocked off the open part of the camp range fell just as one of the older girls was preparing to shoot - and there was a series of evenly spaced holes in that curtain after that.

Everyone took gun use seriously, but that was a long time ago. The range at camp is gone now - as is the one at my former school. And when I looked at the schools that we used to compete against, not one of the has a rifle team anymore, even the military schools. Times have irrevocably changed.


rubbersole

(11,194 posts)
7. The Boy Scouts had a rifle shooting class...
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 06:09 AM
Jun 2022

I loved going to the range. From age 12-15.
It was at McCoy Air Force Base. We could probably line up 20 kids at a time. Single shot .22's. We'd be given an unloaded gun, a box of 25 bullets, strict protocols on carrying/handling and two paper targets. Safety was paramount. There wasn't a negative incident, ever.
These people are mentally ill. The NRA has to be reigned in. Maybe a mother's march on their headquarters. With dads and others. Every day. Until congress treats them like a hot potato. (One can dream...)

hlthe2b

(113,810 posts)
8. I'd love to see him come out of his home/studio to see about two dozen 10 yos armed to the teeth...
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 06:22 AM
Jun 2022

That would be the "evacuation" of all times (in ALL kinds of ways)....

kacekwl

(9,127 posts)
11. Are you aware Ben that the school shooting in Texas
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 08:39 AM
Jun 2022

was ended by a good guy with a gun. If you're OK waiting an hour and a half. Usually these are ended by the same bad guy with a gun killing themselves.

MagickMuffin

(18,315 posts)
12. Perhaps we should allow them to consume cannabis as well
Sat Jun 4, 2022, 09:03 AM
Jun 2022


Or all drugs. At this point why would it matter.


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