Child of gun enthusiast...

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Aug 5 2004, 12:57 PM
I wonder if there are stats for deaths by someone taking there gun off them and shooting them with it

I saw stats on that somewhere, but can't remember where now...

The thing with owning a gun, is that people need to be trained to adequately use one. There is a lot of responsibility in owning a gun and most gun owners have no problems with 7 day waiting periods, firearms training, etc. Most people who have a gun "for protection" would never be able to pull the trigger if they were in a situation that required it.

I know where I grew up, you had to take a hunter's safety course and if you didn't have the little orange card if a game warden came by, your gun generally went bye-bye. I remember my dad nearly shitting his pants whena game warden stopped by our truck for a chitchat and I realized I had left my card at home. Luckily, it was just chitchat and the warden didn't ask for the card, conservation stamp, etc.