Gun control

[Zazzy]

RESPONSIBLE gun ownership is the key. I agree with those who have said guns should be safely stored if there are small children in the house. By age 7-8, it's time to start teaching them how to handle guns RESPONSIBLY. Guns should be put away when not in use and children should always be supervised when they are learning to shoot. Education, education, education.

Do you support laws to force people to take safety precautions if they have children? The people against this in the article claim that locking guns up makes it too difficult to get them in a moment of crisis. You thoughts?

Also, YOU may be responsible, but how do you know the adults in the houses your children play in are? Several parents in the article lost kids to guns in other people's houses. Doesn't this worry you as a parent?

And also, all the education in the world won't combat a teenager's depression. A family I know well lost their son when he shot himself- and no one knows why. He was as educated as possible, and these were very responsible parents. He had been moody, but not overly so- they just thought it was him being a teenager. They were going to go on a hunting trip over the weekend, and the boy asked his mother to get his gun out of the safe so he could clean it. She got him his unloaded gun and went to the kitchen to make lunch. He had stashed a few bullets, and he loaded it, went into the bathroom and shot himself in the head. He was 13. This was a boy who had responsibly hunted and killed many things with his very responsible parents. Some people might say that he would have done it anyway if he had no gun, but who can say? At least his mother wouldn't have had to see his brains in the shower.

And far more restrictive, stringent CCW regulations. I swear, anyone with enough box tops can get a CCW permit. It's outrageous. Comprehensive, thorough background checks for ALL guns sold should be a no-brainer.

What is CCW? And why do you think so many people object to this so strenuously, since I agree it's a no-brainer?

And personally, I have no problem with limiting magazine capacity or eliminating all fully automatic weapons. No responsible gun owner or hunter needs that stuff. If I can't hit it with 10 rounds, I've got no business anywhere near a gun in the first place.

Do most gun owners agree with you on this, do you think?

Conversely, I'd like to see non-gun people learn more about the subject before trying to talk about it.

Thanks for helping me learn.

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I did read it, and wish that there was a nationwide standardized reporting of gun deaths, both for children and adults.

I hope that this article may start us down that road.