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In reply to the discussion: Man Taking Selfies With Gun Fatally Shoots Himself [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)57. I was thinking more along the lines of a week long course in the 12th grade.
For every firearm a person wants to own, two weeks of rigorous training in the proper handling of that particular firearm each year, in a secure environment, at the owner's sole expense, would seem necessary to avoid these kinds of tragedies.
I was thinking more along the lines of a week long course in the 12th grade. Universal. Just because someone doesn't own a gun doesn't mean they'll never encounter one.
That would be in total compliance with that whole "well-regulated" right to keep and bear arms, wouldn't it?
I'd lose the 'well regulated' nonsense, unless you prefer actually allowing real and true weapons of war, which the militia was intended to possess as individual citizens.
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Would you support subsidizing your proposed training requirement for low income people?
Marengo
Mar 2016
#18
You forgot the most important one of all... TREAT *EVERY* FIREARM AS IF IT WERE LOADED!
Ghost in the Machine
Mar 2016
#87
Nope. Same stats. Same numbers. Just a lot of intentional misinterpretation, distortion and lying.
tabasco
Mar 2016
#77
thankfully he took himself before he accidently shot someone or as the media would put it
saturnsring
Mar 2016
#6
Just like you shouldn't answer the telephone while ironing clothes with a hot iron.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2016
#7