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Post by jody on Sept 27, 2012 9:10:04 GMT 10
I was part of a conversation on fb yesterday where 3 Americans were talking about guns and showing children as young as 10 how to use them. One Australian (female) was also very much in favour but thankfully another Australian was as against it as me.
We really are very fortunate to live in a country where firearms are not considered a normal part of our culture.
Obviously if you live in a very dangerous neighbourhood in the US having a gun could save your life but for kids to be using them, especially hunting with them??.....no, bad idea all round.
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Post by Salem on Sept 30, 2012 20:28:02 GMT 10
Agreed. Guns have only one purpose; to kill. I don't understand why people would want to own a gun, let alone have children using them. I really don't understand Americans sometimes.
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Post by jody on Sept 30, 2012 20:42:49 GMT 10
nor me....they just seem to think it is their birth right to own and use firearms.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2012 20:50:57 GMT 10
I was part of a conversation on fb yesterday where 3 Americans were talking about guns and showing children as young as 10 how to use them. One Australian (female) was also very much in favour but thankfully another Australian was as against it as me. We really are very fortunate to live in a country where firearms are not considered a normal part of our culture. Obviously if you live in a very dangerous neighbourhood in the US having a gun could save your life but for kids to be using them, especially hunting with them??.....no, bad idea all round. Agreed. Guns have only one purpose; to kill. I don't understand why people would want to own a gun, let alone have children using them. I really don't understand Americans sometimes. nor me....they just seem to think it is their birth right to own and use firearms. |
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Post by tam on Sept 30, 2012 21:45:29 GMT 10
Kids in Qld as young as 12 can now learn how to shoot rifles. Education Qld has okayed the idea.
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Post by jody on Sept 30, 2012 21:47:49 GMT 10
ugh....getting more like America everyday.
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Post by sonex on Oct 1, 2012 11:22:14 GMT 10
nor me....they just seem to think it is their birth right to own and use firearms. Yes they do Jody, it is in their constitution, the second amendment. |
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Post by jody on Oct 1, 2012 11:28:15 GMT 10
The right to bear arms?
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Post by sonex on Oct 1, 2012 12:08:30 GMT 10
Yes, that's the one Jody. "the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm, unconnected to service in a militia[1][2] and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_ConstitutionI can see that "self defense within the home" could be accepted, but I don't know what other traditionally lawful purposes there are. If no one was allowed to carry a gun outside their home, that would be a good thing. |
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Post by jody on Oct 1, 2012 20:57:47 GMT 10
I also sense in self defense in your home but yes, there should never be a reason to carry a gun on your person when out and about.
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Post by garfield on Oct 2, 2012 8:33:15 GMT 10
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Post by jody on Oct 2, 2012 8:35:34 GMT 10
lol....when I wrote tyhe above post, I actually thought of a bear and his arms  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 18:15:02 GMT 10
Now, if the father didn't have a gun... Dad devastated after shooting son deadClick on the large-font hotlink I posted in Reply #3 to read the FULL Associated Press news story. |
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