10-19-2015, 02:44 PM
(10-19-2015, 02:07 PM)F.U. Wrote: So you feel its OK to teach kids about the safety aspect of sex and or the dangers of texting and driving, but not OK to teach them guns are dangerous? That just seems kinda assbackwards to me.
I understand how it seems to you.
Yes, I feel it's OK.
To me, teaching kids sex education and driving education is preparing them for life after (and in some cases, during) high school. All kids have sex organs and most will drive (though hands on driver's ed is not part of school anymore where I'm at; it's through private driving schools now).
Anyway, handling guns is not a natural part of adulthood and shouldn't be promoted as such, in my opinion. For those parents who wish to indoctrinate their kids to guns, there are private resources offering that service; it's shouldn't be at tax payers' expense.
(10-19-2015, 02:07 PM)F.U. Wrote: What would be wrong with having a rebate or tax cut program as a incentive to gun owners so it helps prod them towards locking the guns up? The expense wouldn't be that great compared to the bottom line of what this country tosses around already. Remember when this country went digital on our TV's the gov even gave us all a kick back so we could buy those damn converts. And that wasn't a safety issue.
As I said, I could see some subsidization for a while in order to help those who already have guns and can't afford to buy a safe. And, I don't have a problem with any safe manufacturers/retailers offering rebates and discounts on their products to gun owners or anyone else. That's their business decision and the more safes in gun-bearing homes, the better. But, an ongoing "tax write-off" isn't warranted or appropriate, in my opinion.
(10-19-2015, 02:07 PM)F.U. Wrote: Why does it always boil down to do what you are told or go to jail?
It doesn't. It boils down to break the law and get caught, get charged (if the laws are enforced). You get a speeding ticket whether you hit someone or not because you broke the law and endangered other people. If you break the (hypothetical national) law and leave unsecured loaded guns in your home with children and they get ahold of them, you get charged or cited for the same reasons. That's my view of how it should work.