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In reply to the discussion: Having taken in a homeless teen myself, I strongly disagree with those who are blaming the couple [View all]hunter
(38,264 posts)There's nothing normal about guns.
I don't even trust most cops to carry guns.
This nation would be a better place if 99% of the guns were destroyed.
We need to take gun culture head on, just as we did with drunk driving and smoking. It's a serious public health issue.
It ought to be damned near impossible for any unstable or careless person to obtain a gun, and alarm bells ought to go off if anyone wants a gun for anything other than utilitarian purposes.
No, I do not think a day at the shooting range is a healthy hobby. No, I do not think guns are useful tools for "self defense."
Screw the second amendment. It has no place in the 21st century, just as Constitutionally sanctioned slavery had no place in the 19th, or excluding women from voting had in the 20th.