Thanks for the info. I know we’re in a league of our own, but the numbers are interesting and sobering.
Maybe we should consider going in the opposite direction? Require gun safety and firearms training in elementary, middle, and high school; implement first time gun buyer programs for qualifying low income Americans; ban all concealed carry permits; allow firearms in your carry-on at the airport.
I’m being facetious, but California’s Mulford Act shows Republicans can pass gun control laws if they’re terrified that their outgroups are also armed. Though I’m sure a similar law today would be entirely partisan and only apply to their opposition or something. As a sidenote, I do think everyone should have at least a basic education in gun safety.
I’d love to see training programs, not just on safety but basic maintenance, cleaning, field stripping, that sort of thing.
There are millions of guns that simply are not safe to use and their owners have NO CLUE.
I admit, I was one of them. When my father and grandfather passed away, I inherited their guns. I took my grandfathers deer rifle to a local armorer to get it checked out because I wasn’t qualified to do it.
Turned out, that particular make and model (Remington 721) had a known problem with the trigger that could cause it to misfire without touching the trigger.
Thanks for the info. I know we’re in a league of our own, but the numbers are interesting and sobering.
Maybe we should consider going in the opposite direction? Require gun safety and firearms training in elementary, middle, and high school; implement first time gun buyer programs for qualifying low income Americans; ban all concealed carry permits; allow firearms in your carry-on at the airport.
I’m being facetious, but California’s Mulford Act shows Republicans can pass gun control laws if they’re terrified that their outgroups are also armed. Though I’m sure a similar law today would be entirely partisan and only apply to their opposition or something. As a sidenote, I do think everyone should have at least a basic education in gun safety.
I’d love to see training programs, not just on safety but basic maintenance, cleaning, field stripping, that sort of thing.
There are millions of guns that simply are not safe to use and their owners have NO CLUE.
I admit, I was one of them. When my father and grandfather passed away, I inherited their guns. I took my grandfathers deer rifle to a local armorer to get it checked out because I wasn’t qualified to do it.
Turned out, that particular make and model (Remington 721) had a known problem with the trigger that could cause it to misfire without touching the trigger.
https://youtu.be/NlzoMqtDUxs#t=3m57s
They cleaned it up and replaced the trigger mechanism, should be good for another 70 years.