robinb
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Gender, not sex. Maybe only women should be allowed to own guns .Now it's sex's fault?
Gender, not sex. Maybe only women should be allowed to own guns .Now it's sex's fault?
The membership elects the board and the board elects its president from the members of the board; not really honourary. In fact this is a pretty typical governance structure.
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So what???
He still doesn't have a decision making position.
Yup....Biased media...here we go.
We have got to find a way to 1. protect our kids, 2. find out what is causing these shooters to do what they do and stop it, 3. and yes, more background checks and metal health checks on those that do purchase weapons. But 3 isn't going to do anything without 1 and 2. for the simple reason that for some of these shooters they are NOT gun owners. Their parents are. If their parents can pass the background and mental health checks then there will still be guns in the household. You can hold the parents responsible for what their kid does with their gun but is that going to stop it?
Make the parents liable for the actions! A few big lawsuits and maybe parents will be better on locking their weapons up so teenagers cant get to them.
And as to sex being an issue? Geez am I the only one who thinks we need MORE sex? I cannot help but think more sex and love would eliminate some of the pain and hate these shooters feel.
For the record - I own a gun (a purple Ruger) but would gladly give it up.
Make the parents liable for the actions! A few big lawsuits and maybe parents will be better on locking their weapons up so teenagers cant get to them.
And as to sex being an issue? Geez am I the only one who thinks we need MORE sex? I cannot help but think more sex and love would eliminate some of the pain and hate these shooters feel.
For the record - I own a gun (a purple Ruger) but would gladly give it up.
My husband was talking about that one, making parents liable for what children do when they steal their guns...
However I'm concerned about where that one would go. Lets assume that the guns are locked up per local law (and I live in MA so if others laws don't require then ok lets start there and require the guns to be locked up)
A teenager can be left home alone. Most are at times. With a few hours to do it most gun cabinents can easiliy be broken into if a person is determined. (lets say the kid convinced Dad to let him stay home sick today or even that Dad goes to work before teenager goes to school thus giving them some time before he goes in)
Does that really make it the parents fault that the child got ahold of it? I mean if this wasn't there child and someone broke into their house then the cabinent and stole a gun I don't think we would be wanting to put the liability on the gun owner.
Oh no Gumbo! That's terrible .We have a friend whose daughter died in this manner - tboned by a 12 year old girl in a stolen car.
I'm more for proper storage of guns. A gun locked up in a case for me personally would be proper storage.My husband was talking about that one, making parents liable for what children do when they steal their guns...
However I'm concerned about where that one would go. Lets assume that the guns are locked up per local law (and I live in MA so if others laws don't require then ok lets start there and require the guns to be locked up)
A teenager can be left home alone. Most are at times. With a few hours to do it most gun cabinents can easiliy be broken into if a person is determined. (lets say the kid convinced Dad to let him stay home sick today or even that Dad goes to work before teenager goes to school thus giving them some time before he goes in)
Does that really make it the parents fault that the child got ahold of it? I mean if this wasn't there child and someone broke into their house then the cabinent and stole a gun I don't think we would be wanting to put the liability on the gun owner.
The NRA is governed by its Board of Director and the Board does select its president so it is far from an honourary appointment.
To say that sex and violence in movies and video games is to blame is as silly as blaming the problem solely on guns.
With all due respect people come from all walks of life. It would be ignorant to assume that others need to be just like you and those around you-speaking towards your 2 parents, church comments.I didn't say that. And you have no idea if that's the case or not. 2 of the mass shooters of recent mass shootings, one being the movie theater shooter, were interviewed by police and both said they played violent video games every day. No I'm not saying these are specifically the only causes, but there are many factors that contribute to mental derangement and there's no doubt in my mind that graphic violence on the internet, video games, movies, TV, the absence of 2 parents, the absence of a church centered life, the absence of mandated mental illness services are all major contributors to the problem.
You may not like it but she has a point.With all due respect people come from all walks of life. It would be ignorant to assume that others need to be just like you and those around you-speaking towards your 2 parents, church comments.
Depends on who you are. No one is required to be of a certain faith or be religious at all.You may not like it but she has a point.
So what???
He still doesn't have a decision making position.
Depends on who you are. No one is required to be of a certain faith or be religious at all.
No one said that, at least I don't remember any poster saying that.Depends on who you are. No one is required to be of a certain faith or be religious at all.