March 2015 Gun Deaths 0-12 years of Age
Apr 26, 2015 21:45:45 #
Apr 26, 2015 23:17:30 #
Awful accidents happen to children. Let us hope parents look after their children with the utmost care. For one, teach all children not to play with guns. When children become old enough, teach them gun safety. Gun accidents should decrease.
Apr 27, 2015 00:11:57 #
If you are so concerned about protecting the lives of children why don't you do just a little bit of research of how many are k**led in automobile accidents because of stupid parents? Or household chemical ingestion? Or TV's falling on them? The premise of your "argument" is not child endangerment, but some i***tic idea that if you take guns away all of this will stop. Total bulls**t!
Apr 27, 2015 00:17:16 #
How about teaching the parents also about gun safety. My bet some of the children were k**led by adults gun owners. As a retired paramedic, I have first hand experience of children being accidentally being shot by adults.
Apr 27, 2015 01:19:11 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
Some pictures of 56,662,169 human babies that were intentionally murdered by "innocent" people since 1973.
Apr 27, 2015 07:05:22 #
Hard Rock wrote:
How about teaching the parents also about gun safety. My bet some of the children were k**led by adults gun owners. As a retired paramedic, I have first hand experience of children being accidentally being shot by adults.
Isn't accidental drowning a bigger cause of children deaths? Wouldn't outlawing pools do more than worrying about guns?
After all, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years old. And its the third leading cause of injury-related death among children 19 and under.
Apr 27, 2015 08:05:36 #
Kombiguy wrote:
Isn't accidental drowning a bigger cause of children deaths? Wouldn't outlawing pools do more than worrying about guns?
After all, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years old. And its the third leading cause of injury-related death among children 19 and under.
After all, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years old. And its the third leading cause of injury-related death among children 19 and under.
That would be the same logic as, "Lets not cure cancer because heart disease k**ls more people".
Nonsensical at best.
Apr 27, 2015 08:15:13 #
Frank T wrote:
That would be the same logic as, "Lets not cure cancer because heart disease k**ls more people".
Nonsensical at best.
Nonsensical at best.
No, not really. If the OP's putative concern is to prevent child deaths, then it would be logical to do that which would prevent the most deaths.
Especially when the disparity between the two causes is so great.
You might be right if, and only if, the OP agreed that doing both was the sensible approach. Or perhaps doing all things to reduce child deaths. To focus on a small cause and ignore the massively bigger cause is illogical.
Which all assumes the OP is concerned about children, and not about gun control.
Apr 27, 2015 08:27:10 #
Kombiguy wrote:
No, not really. If the OP's putative concern is to... (show quote)
I see your point. By the same token, guns deaths should not be off the table. I don't have the figures but most of these are probably accidental gun shot wounds and that can be prevented simply by keeping your weapons locked up and away from children. Why does it seem to me that the one thing people refuse to discuss is gun safety?
Apr 27, 2015 10:14:10 #
Agree. And thank you for your opinion from experience.
Hard Rock wrote:
How about teaching the parents also about gun safety. My bet some of the children were k**led by adults gun owners. As a retired paramedic, I have first hand experience of children being accidentally being shot by adults.
Apr 27, 2015 10:22:36 #
One answer: The news media workers including their bosses as well as the school system together fail to insist on the necessity of instruction in gun safety. They harp more on the awful result of a gun accident or of foolish behavior with a gun -- such as the youngster walking the street waving a replica gun whom the police shot and k**led for this irresponsible activity. Harping on the result sells better for the profit of the news media business.
At bottom, though, yes, parents must take responsibility for giving their children instruction in gun safety.
In view of the constitutional right of gunownership, instruction in gun safety should become a routine matter.
At bottom, though, yes, parents must take responsibility for giving their children instruction in gun safety.
In view of the constitutional right of gunownership, instruction in gun safety should become a routine matter.
Frank T wrote:
I see your point. By the same token, guns deaths should not be off the table. I don't have the figures but most of these are probably accidental gun shot wounds and that can be prevented simply by keeping your weapons locked up and away from children. Why does it seem to me that the one thing people refuse to discuss is gun safety?
Apr 27, 2015 10:27:19 #
You appear confused. A******n (if you portray it here) happens in accord with law, and thus does not qualify as murder. Referring to a******n as such presents an extreme and irresponsible view; further, this view misinforms and misleads.
Racmanaz wrote:
Some pictures of 56,662,169 human babies that were intentionally murdered by "innocent" people since 1973.
Apr 27, 2015 10:47:54 #
Pepper
Loc: Planet Earth Country USA
Frank T wrote:
I see your point. By the same token, guns deaths should not be off the table. I don't have the figures but most of these are probably accidental gun shot wounds and that can be prevented simply by keeping your weapons locked up and away from children. Why does it seem to me that the one thing people refuse to discuss is gun safety?
Finally a topic Frank and I can agree on. I believe gun safety is paramount and in my state one can not purchase any kind of hand gun without taking and passing a gun safety course. Having said that its a little like texting and driving we all know its dangerous we all know the risks and yet we do it anyway. Think of all the things people do while driving that are distracting and put lives at risk and yet it goes on continually. Accidents happen in all walks of life and there's really not much that can be done about it because as we all know "it won't happen to me".
Apr 27, 2015 10:55:52 #
NeilL
Loc: British-born Canadian
Hard Rock wrote:
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And how many 0-12 yr-olds were k**led in car crashes?
Apr 27, 2015 10:59:21 #
NeilL
Loc: British-born Canadian
Frank T wrote:
I see your point. By the same token, guns deaths should not be off the table. I don't have the figures but most of these are probably accidental gun shot wounds and that can be prevented simply by keeping your weapons locked up and away from children. Why does it seem to me that the one thing people refuse to discuss is gun safety?
Gun safety should be paramount, as should driving safety. Only then can we cut down the carnage in these areas. BTW: some of those kids were k**led deliberately by criminals with illegal guns. How do you legislate them out of existence?
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