Gun Control & RKBA

slackmaster

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12. Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools

Reply to mikeb302000 (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:51 AM

Oct 2012

Everyone who graduates from high school should know how to safely handle and unload the most common types of firearms.

My dad taught me about firearm safety, including the peculiarities of semiautomatics when I was 10 years old. I learned the lessons well, have never had a negligent discharge in my life (I'm 54) and have passed on those valuable lessons to more than 100 people, teenagers and adults who had no previous knowledge or experience with weapons.

I'm proud of what I have done. I believe my actions have done far more to promote gun safety than anything most gun control fanatics have ever done.

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The Toll of Gun Negligence [View all] mikeb302000 Oct 2012 OP

32,885 Deaths holdencaufield Oct 2012 #1

Auto makers don't care who lives or dies! Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #2

Bastards! holdencaufield Oct 2012 #3

What about... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2012 #8

What about those cars with those HUGE 200+ horse power engines... rl6214 Oct 2012 #10

Something needs to be done about those countries that serve wine at lunch too. DonP Oct 2012 #15

we need to ban them NOW former-republican Oct 2012 #13

When your argument fails, resort to silly comparisons. n.t. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #30

Seriouly? That's your riposte? That it's silly? holdencaufield Oct 2012 #37

I'm interested in gun safety, specifically. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #43

I already told you ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #45

look in the mirror and repeat those words. get the picture, now? Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #40

When your OP makes silly assertions, we get to make apt analogies. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #47

Clean up on aisle 9. geckosfeet Oct 2012 #52

31,347 Deaths Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #53

Fortunately for us, we *do* "regulate the manufacture and operation of" guns. friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #54

I can't tell you how much I hate to respond to your post tech3149 Oct 2012 #4

a mandatory firearm safety class taught by a registered and competent firearms instructor trouble.smith Oct 2012 #5

I bet it wouldn't Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #6

firearms safety is second nature to some of us trouble.smith Oct 2012 #9

I wouldn't object, if I thought it would be done honestly Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #21

That might be a problem in certain rural counties trouble.smith Oct 2012 #25

I think you misunderstood Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #26

I see trouble.smith Oct 2012 #29

What were the Stats for the state you live in? ileus Oct 2012 #7

ROFL. nt rDigital Oct 2012 #23

My permanent residence in The States is in New Jersey. So? n.t. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #31

You still didn't post the stats. ileus Oct 2012 #38

I could think of a lot of things we could do to save lives/productivity 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #11

Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Oct 2012 #12

"gun stupidity"? Remmah2 Oct 2012 #14

So that is 12 deaths. Per state. Per year. disaster.nt Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #16

Post removed Post removed Oct 2012 #17

That's the second racist thing that has shown up on his Blog, linked to DU with Skinners OK DonP Oct 2012 #18

It makes one wonder about those that support his threads by "rec'ing" them. Clames Oct 2012 #19

I'm always amazed at what and who the gun control "fans" are willing to applaud and support DonP Oct 2012 #24

They are just showing their true colors. Clames Oct 2012 #41

I voted to leave it- digonswine Oct 2012 #65

Are you saying he is not a black clown? n.t. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #32

He's a politician. slackmaster Oct 2012 #48

He is a politician, a clown, and black, and primarily a rightwing clown. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #55

I don't see anyone defending Allen West here slackmaster Oct 2012 #56

What's so bad about clowns? Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #57

Clowns are inherently evil slackmaster Oct 2012 #58

I see you doing just that. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #59

Clowning is supposedly some kind of degerate art form, not even a living species slackmaster Oct 2012 #63

"Nothing in this world is less human than a clown." mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #60

Only a blog flogger holdencaufield Oct 2012 #61

Sooooo tempting, but I'm going to walk right past that obvious bait slackmaster Oct 2012 #62

That article overstates firearm accidents by a factor of 10. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #20

Something's wrong. mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #33

Yeah, the University of Utah got it wrong... Clames Oct 2012 #42

Maybe the WISQARS got it wrong mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #44

The CDC studied this in-depth over a five year period... Clames Oct 2012 #49

If you can't trust the Centers for Disease Control, who can you trust? n/t Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #51

Maybe the UU researchers were including minor injuries like Garand Thumb and M1911 Hammer Bite slackmaster Oct 2012 #64

They are wrong. Go do your own query at WISQARS. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #50

Did they have insurance? Do we know who ended up being billed? ileus Oct 2012 #22

Do you activly support the Brady Campaign or the VPC? oneshooter Oct 2012 #27

I asked you before, what do you mean by "avtively?" mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #34

The rules. Ignore at your own peril. Ashgrey77 Oct 2012 #28

Failure to follow one of those rules should result in mikeb302000 Oct 2012 #35

How about speeding, rolling stops, passing on the right, Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #36

Thst's the king coming out again...lucky for American firearm owners ileus Oct 2012 #39

You should permanently lose ... holdencaufield Oct 2012 #46