At least 157 people were killed and 270 were injured last year in unintentional shootings by children, according to Everytown, an advocacy group for firearm safety.
This is what happens when everyone has easy access to children.
The real question is, how many did they intentionally shoot and kill?
I’ll see myself out
This but unironically. Parental licensing programs should be implemented worldwide.
The single most dangerous thing to the future of the planet is bad or incompetent people having children.
The issue is some of the most unsuitable people to have children are also rich.
Make sure your kids are carrying so they can protect themselves incase some kid is carrying. 🤡
No no, you got it wrong, give parents guns to defend against rioting children
I really wish more gun owners would embrace the concept of safe storage. Unfortunately between the “Muh Rights” bozos, the ignorant, and the outright criminal there’s too many opportunities for kids to come into unsupervised contact with weapons.
Gun owner here in support of safe storage laws. I do think the argument of “the gun should be easily accessible” is valid, only if you don’t have kids or anyone that shouldn’t have access living with you. But at the same time, having the gun accessible doesn’t really matter unless it’s literally on you 24/7.
I am for safe storage laws because I don’t think the outcome would change much in favor of the gun owner, rather homes with firearms would be safer when they’re not accessible by kids or people that shouldn’t access them.
Yep. The likelihood of a gun accident happening is much higher than the likelihood that you’ll need and be near your firearm in a home invasion scenario. Houses are generally robbed when no one is home, and one of the most likely things stolen is your firearm. It’s much more likely to still be there if it’s secured properly.
Edit: Also, don’t use 1776 for the combination of your gun safe. It’s essentially useless if you do.
The problem here is they include 15+ year olds all the way to 19 in these stats. Which 15-19 year olds are like 80% of all gang violence. So no safe storage laws are going to stop this type of violence. It’s just bullshit propaganda stats from everytown.
That’s a normal tactic but in this case I went to the data source, Everytown, and reviewed it myself. The highest age included in their data set was 17 and there was a depressing number of children under 8 in there.
The other thing is that this data was specifically about unintentional shootings, meaning that this wasn’t gang violence.
It’s basically what’s on the tin. Negligent and Accidental Discharges. Something that Safe Storage can help to address, especially with the younger kids.
While some of these are true, a large portion of these are gang related. They’re carrying without holsters in their pockets. It’s happens a lot and usually isn’t reported unless someone is injured. I totally agree firearms should be stored in safes but the data here is more about negligent gang members usually.
We need more good kids with guns! /s
How many citizens did police shoot and kill last year? I think around 2200…
Is this headline a bad thing? Yes. Is it some CRISIS OF GUNS IN MURICA like these comments saying? No.
There’s also way more guns and kids than police. Even at 4 people per day, there are a lot of people that ignore the police problem.
Its not a crisis, just think of how small the pile of 157 people would be compared to the pile of unintentional dead from other causes. So in an objective way, I agree of your assessment.
How many did those murderous little snots kill intentionally, though?
With guns that were unsecured because their owners lacked the minimum mental capacity that should be a basic requirement to own a gun in the first place.
I remember on a show (I forget what it was, but its related to court cam but with active police answering calls), and a baby (Im pretty sure it was a 3 year old) somehow got ahold of a gun, got outside of the apartment, and was aiming it a doors.
I found the incident. https://youtu.be/NAFcm7I7PBc?si=31fyiNf5eZs-UE9w
I’ll bring this up next time someone asks me why I don’t have kids.
Anymore?
Too soon!
We need to start training infants how to use guns! It is the only solution!
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/S if it wasn’t clear enough
you’re not funny, btw
He’s just flexing for his tribe, lol.
Probably one of the “I hate cops, I hate guns, and I also can’t fight” crew.
I hate the system that allows for cops to basically do what they want with 0 repercussions.
Forgotten Weapons and Grand Thumb are regular watching for me sometimes Brandon H (it’s something mexican) It’s ok, he would be fine with that. I have 0 interest in owning guns though. I don’t find shooting overly fun and I’ve dealt with tinnitus my entire life so don’t need more of it.
Paint balling is fun as fuck.
Who the fuck needs to fight? If I want to hit someone I’ll go play Rugby, a real sport unlike American "Foot"ball
Who the fuck needs to fight?
Lol. I’m talking about self-defense.
You can’t fight. You don’t own a gun. And you hate cops. So, who protects you when someone wants to hurt you? The fairy-godmother?
Lmao.
Go suck Tate ya alpha male cuck
Who?
Don’t listen to Everytown. She cheated on her husband.
Or you mean now that the facade of the US has been eroded and the racist violent cess pool that is truly there is exposed, less people want to dedicate their life there… Wow, what a concept. You find almost anyone who wants to go to the US that comes from a country that functions. The US is literally the last choice or an outright refusal.
It is of course still a fantastically popular destination for those where the soft power propaganda of Hollywood works, or are escaping true poverty and crime. Something is much better than what they have. The rest of the developed world however, has developed much further.
The only, and literally only, things I’ve ever heard about the US in a positive light in the past few years is the high income potential and beautiful natural parks. The parks is a load of crap. Beauty like that exists all over the world, but it isn’t marketed as well as the US or as famous by movies. Fair enough excuse to visit.
High income potential is the only upside. And with remote work anyone who can work for a US company to pocket the paycheque and live outside its borders, that’s the new American dream.
The solution is obviously to try kids as adults.
I think more guns, and easier access to them would solve the problem…
Not in normal countries.
