cowboycwr said:I am all for gun safety and people taking gun safety courses.Porteroso said:
Very sad. I bet the parents just had guns lying around the house.
One of the better gun control pieces of legislation we could have would be forcing parents with kids to go to gun education courses. Maybe anyone with weapons not classified as hunting weapons. You wouldn't have to make a list of these people, just give them a piece of paper afterward. There are hundreds of accidental deaths every year to negligence, or better termed, ignorance. We can do better than this.
It bothers me that some of you are playing the same game as OP, you'd rather talk about other murders that better fit your narrative. Can't comment on something you have no solution for, and oppose any suggested solutions to.
However, your proposal raises lots of questions about enforcement. Many the same as proposals that would force people to lock their guns up.
1. Who would enforce it/check on it?
2. If no list how are you checking that they did the course?
3. How are you verifying they have kids?
4. What if someone buys guns before having kids?
5. What is the punishment for not doing the course?
6. All weapons can be used for hunting.
and your last paragraph just shows your ignorance. You talk about the hundreds of accidental deaths but when others talk about the murders we are talking about the thousands and thousands. Heck thousand just in Chicago.
My ignorance? Lol good luck defending that stupid statement.
You wouldn't need to enforce it necessarily. It would educate the public more than they already are, and any additional gun safety education America can get is good.
By the way no, 9mm pistols are not legal to hunt many game animals in many states.