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Diclotican

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31. xchrom

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 10:57 AM

Jun 2014

xchrom

I for one have never understood why children under the age of 18 should have access to weapons at all... I know - i know - if you learn how to treat firearm - you tend to be Wise enough not to put yourself or others in danger when you are older - but the fact remain - that children should not have aces to weapon...

Back home - we had a gun - who I saw one time - when I was 7 year old, it was at least around the time I was starting school - and me and my brother was sit down and was told to never play around with it - if we ever was to discover where it was... We was told to put it back - and forget where it was - this was in the early 1980s - so I guess it was different times then than today - but it was the only time I saw the gun - a black, very hard and heawy clump of metal by the way - and it was rather cold... Anyway - I never saw the weapon again - and I was not really ever trying to discover where it was - as I had other things to discover than weapons - like my foster brothers large quantity of comic magazines...

And I have never really had any need for a wepon either - the only time I might have had the need for it - I was glad I do not had it near me - as I could have ended in far more problems than I could have sorted out on my own....

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Guns Kill Children The overwhelming evidence that pediatricians are right and the NRA is wrong. [View all] xchrom Jun 2014 OP

"The United States accounts for nearly 75 percent of all children murdered in the developed world. DrDan Jun 2014 #1

That last paragraph is both depressing and unsurprising. The NRA is definitely killing our children. LonePirate Jun 2014 #7

So when some gangster shoots another gangster Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #10

Seriously? That sounds like another excuse to not do anything to reduce gun violence. gtar100 Jun 2014 #17

Where do I argue against regulation? Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #20

Nice derail intaglio Jun 2014 #21

My argument is not against regulation Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #25

Yeah, and the moon is made of green cheese n/t intaglio Jun 2014 #28

Wow. Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #29

so, show us all the pro regulation posts you've put up here at DU CreekDog Jun 2014 #51

Awwww Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #52

those instances are probably counted on both sides of the issue, don't you think? DrDan Jun 2014 #24

I think I understand your point Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #26

the responsible gun owner that had their responsible gun stolen after failing to secure it.. frylock Jun 2014 #48

Maybe. That's true. Boom Sound 416 Jun 2014 #49

there you go, post away on this topic CreekDog Jun 2014 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jun 2014 #77

Do they mean murdered or killed? Scratchem Jun 2014 #2

Dead is dead. Is the terminology really that important. Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #9

If dead is dead, then let's go after the real problem metalbot Jun 2014 #19

So you are saying that better swimming pool control is not the answer to swimming pool deaths? intaglio Jun 2014 #23

Swimming pool control LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #35

So 18 and 19 year old adult criminals blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #33

Any evidence these children are "adult criminals"? intaglio Jun 2014 #36

More evidence than they are "children". blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #38

So edit your post intaglio Jun 2014 #39

18 and 19 are "adults", not "adolescents". blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #41

In your world intaglio Jun 2014 #42

In any world 18 and 19 are adults not adolescents. blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #44

The ad hom was saying they were all criminals intaglio Jun 2014 #45

Never said they were all criminals. blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #46

Quote from the title of your post intaglio Jun 2014 #47

No, that is just poor reading comprehension on your part. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #69

No your implication was clear and deliberate intaglio Jun 2014 #70

Well, not MY implication. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #71

But it was the characterisation criminal I was objecting to intaglio Jun 2014 #78

That would bring us back to your misreading of the post #33. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #79

Stop lying, that was not the wording used intaglio Jun 2014 #80

And now you have misread my post #79. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #81

Nope. Nice try but nope intaglio Jun 2014 #82

Since you are the only one confused by this, ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #83

Did you read the article? I don't see any mention of 18 and 19 year old adult criminals. Arkansas Granny Jun 2014 #37

I read "kids aged 0-19" blueridge3210 Jun 2014 #43

I think I'll go with the medical and CDC research rather than a biased, non-sourced editorial. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #57

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the relationship between ... Scratchem Jun 2014 #61

I don't suspect it makes much difference but I presume they mean killed. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #11

as long as the numbers are counted equitably on both sides . . . DrDan Jun 2014 #27

WTF? Scruffy Rumbler Jun 2014 #30

What's the actual question? Scratchem Jun 2014 #34

WTF is the difference ... the loss of life due to guns is the issue etherealtruth Jun 2014 #72

Is there any other groups that have a message for children pipoman Jun 2014 #3

yeah it is just like that dsc Jun 2014 #4

The point is, the US isn't going to amend the constitution pipoman Jun 2014 #12

You don't need to amend the constitution. CSStrowbridge Jun 2014 #15

It makes good sense to prohibit violent ex-felons and those legally adjudged ... spin Jun 2014 #32

What are you talking about? CSStrowbridge Jun 2014 #60

There are few reliable statistics on defensive gun uses but firearms are often used ... spin Jun 2014 #66

you do realize Investor's Business Daily is a hell of a lot more right wing than the WSJ right? nt alp227 Jun 2014 #68

I understand the "shoot the messenger" tactic but the fact remains that the main stream ... spin Jun 2014 #74

How do you stop ex-felons from owning guns? Jenoch Jun 2014 #40

Universal background checks. CSStrowbridge Jun 2014 #59

Opening NICS to private sellers is something even pro-2A advocates would agree to. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2014 #63

I am in favor of a UBC law. Jenoch Jun 2014 #65

What new group are you suggesting should be prohibited? pipoman Jun 2014 #56

There is no "fire in a crowded theater" amendment. What makes you think reasonable, Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #18

Years of studying the issue and the case law around it.. pipoman Jun 2014 #55

Jeez. Are you saying gun fetishists have a sexual attraction to their guns? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2014 #13

I'm saying that control fanatics are as dumb as their ideas pipoman Jun 2014 #54

How's this... CSStrowbridge Jun 2014 #14

As soon as the same is applied to everything pipoman Jun 2014 #53

If you have no clue what the constitution says... CSStrowbridge Jun 2014 #58

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #62

If you can't take time to study the volumes of established pipoman Jun 2014 #64

Yet another terrible hide, above. beevul Jun 2014 #73

It has been this way since I've been on du... pipoman Jun 2014 #76

Arguing about guns is pointless, hell, right here on DU you have gun fanatics randys1 Jun 2014 #5

If people are dying that could be solved with gun control legislation. .. pipoman Jun 2014 #67

Children clearly have an anti-Second Amendment bias. onehandle Jun 2014 #6

Because you see malaise Jun 2014 #8

i believe the nra kills children samsingh Jun 2014 #16

Kick! Heidi Jun 2014 #22

xchrom Diclotican Jun 2014 #31

Who gives a 5 year old a .22 rifle? flvegan Jun 2014 #75

Exactly. Guns are not toys. ManiacJoe Jun 2014 #84