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Originally Posted by Osem
But you just claimed this:
"Before you mention sport shooting as a second purpose for a gun ,that is just a sport proving how good your aim is to prove it would be possible to kill people/animals more efficiently"
So we're now clear that the sole purpose of some guns isn't for killing at all - it's for sport. Sport which is undertaken by people of all ages and under strictly controlled conditions.
If I want to teach my child to drive I can do so at any age on private property - nobody's suggesting shooting guns in public places is a good idea are they?
I'm surprised you appear to be more disturbed about a tiny number of children having supervised access to guns than the fact that knives kill/injure far more people and are carried/used far more routinely. Is that because knives weren't solely designed to kill? I'm not sure the victims care.... |
not some guns ,
all guns ,they are designed to kill/injure
All i am saying is that to have no age restriction on handling guns is ridiculous .Comparing knives to guns is not good either as knives have multiple purposes ,also as has been proved countless times anything can be a weapon and kill ,but guns are solely designed for that purpose
my only point about using guns for sport shooting as in the Olympics is that they also are designed only for killing/injuring the only difference is the target and should not be used as a reason to allow young children to handle guns
There should in my opinion be a no exception age restriction on handling guns set at 16-18yrs
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Well, when my son joined the ATC at 13, he was taught to shoot a rifle under controlled and supervised circumstances.
A weapon has two purposes - being a deterrent, and to kill.
btw, why shouldn't a farmer's child be taught how to kill vermin?
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As was i ,(in the atc) and yes i shot guns at 13-14 learning the mechanics of killing people with guns ,doesn't make it right though does it ?
yes a farmers son can be taught how to kill vermin at any age ,doesn't need a gun though does it ? ,the same skills can be taught better at a older age