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bossy22

(3,547 posts)
6. I have a problem with the education proposal
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:33 PM
Feb 2013

I think 99.99% of gun owners realize that a gun isn't just a toy but a tool that if mis-used can have deadly consequences. I'd say that percentage is far higher than the amount of people who have similar feelings/respect for cars (when i was learning to drive my father taught me that a car should be treated like any other deadly weapon).

Such an education campaign would have to seriously overstate the inherent danger in a firearm. You would have to make it so that it appears that a gun is more dangerous that most household items- many of which are statistically more dangerous than a gun (example is a private pool and childhood drowning)

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