I think a lot of people don’t know how the world works, so let me demonstrate why guns need to be accessible with the wholesome, comprehensible power of stick figures.
That guy on the left is Philip, and he’s pissed. It may be for money, boredom, disregard for human life, or maybe even supernatural possession, but he wants to walk into Building and murder everyone.
In this scenario, guns are accessible to the public.
Oh shit. Everyone’s gonna die. But that may not be the case. For you see, EVERYONE can go through the process to get a gun. Ergo…
Look at that. The odds are even. That guy has the ability to carry a gun. The odds are even.
These guys can get guns too. Suddenly, the odds are stacked for everyone surviving Philip’s rage.
Now, let’s look what happens if nobody can access guns.
Everything loo-
Oh.
Wait, why does Philip have a gun? Those are illegal! Let me extrapolate. Philip is planning mass murder. So he’s not worried about breaking the law to get a gun unlawfully. And unless anyone here is also a frequenter of the Black Market, it looks like this Building is about to become a Morgue.
Is it obvious why guns should be accessible now?
Somehow this makes sense to me.
I’m not a gun nut. But if a criminal is intent on breaking the law and, being sociopathic or passionistic or whatever, they’re going to break the law anyhow. Why would they care about the legal gun.
They could steal a gun. Use someone else’s legally purchased gun. This is why responsible gun owners keep their guns locked up or holstered at all times unless they intend to use them for self defence.
A child could differentiate them by being taught how to handle a firearm safely and how to safely tell if the gun is real, as well as loaded.
I was able to teach my 8-year-old baby sister how to safely handle a firearm, and what to do if they see people messing with one; I’ve seen kids as young as 6 handle a firearm safely.
If you own a gun, the best means of keeping your family safe from negligent discharges is to teach each member of the family how to safely operate the gun, and demystify guns for the younger people in your house.
Not completely, but they’re relatively easy to get, if you know what you do. Lots of illegal gun traffic.
Is it to the point where it’s easier to get one illegally than to get one legally?
Definitely, unless you’re a cop.
I think you can get a hunting rifle, but can only use it in designated areas? Also, our self-defense laws are virtually non-existent.
And yet Japan exists
Japan is a pretty bad example, due to not only the corruption of the DIET, but also their rampant racism, xenophobia, and borderline feudal office/work culture.
There’s a reason why suicides and work-stress-related deaths are so common in Japan.
I honestly don’t give a good shit about whether someone can conceal carry on city buses. I’m not worried about it. Nobody should be.
The reason this was relevant is because my school (I don’t know or really care if they’re common or not) had these Beginning, Middle, and End of the year assessments for writing and the topic for the EOY was “should the district cancel its contract with the city buses now that conceal carry is legal”.
Firstly, that’s a complicated issue. Not because conceal carry shouldn’t be legal on city buses, but because of how the district views the buses and the fact that schools are gun free zones.
But also, you could tell what my teacher wanted us to argue. My opinion (the district, the buses, and the state should just create a clause to ban them on the designated school routes if it bothers the district that much) aside, I was going argue against the gun control side just to be a contrary little shit.
My thing is though all gun free zones are bad, and they simply just don’t work. Take my work for example, to enter the store one must be at least 21 years of age, if not older. However, every night I kick out anywhere from 5-20 people because they’re 20 years of age or younger. Zones that prohibit people based off a certain action simply just don’t work.
I don’t think gun free zones work either, but it doesn’t change school property being a gun free zone, complicating things in the district’s eyes. I just say to hell with the bus being an extension of school and consider it a separate thing, at least in this regard.
I honestly don’t give a good shit about whether someone can conceal carry on city buses. I’m not worried about it. Nobody should be.
The reason this was relevant is because my school (I don’t know or really care if they’re common or not) had these Beginning, Middle, and End of the year assessments for writing and the topic for the EOY was “should the district cancel its contract with the city buses now that conceal carry is legal”.
Firstly, that’s a complicated issue. Not because conceal carry shouldn’t be legal on city buses, but because of how the district views the buses and the fact that schools are gun free zones.
But also, you could tell what my teacher wanted us to argue. My opinion (the district, the buses, and the state should just create a clause to ban them on the designated school routes if it bothers the district that much) aside, I was going argue against the gun control side just to be a contrary little shit.
I honestly don’t give a good shit about whether someone can conceal carry on city buses. I’m not worried about it. Nobody should be.
TBH barring carry on public transit is a pretty classist move, in my opinion. It means that people who can’t afford to own a car aren’t allowed to defend themselves.
How dare the filthy peasants want to carry a weapon on the kings roads, riding on his carriages.
As someone who used to take public transportation, this is just wrong. Walking to the bus, no problem, but suddenly once I get on the bust to turn a 39 minute walk into a 10 minute bud ride I’m going turn into a deranged killer? This is alone the same line of thought people ise.to defend gun free zones, it simply doesn’t work.
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