I'm aware of the statistics. I was just trying to play dum and be sarcastic.
I really don't have a problem with guns - where I live in Europe we have quite good gun control. You have to get a licence (takes a few days) before you can buy a gun (they check your criminal record). If you have a gun in your house you have to keep it unloaded in a locked place. Walking around in a public place with a loaded gun is not permitted.
Guns I own are for huntig/practising, just like everybody else's.
Now the offtopic flamebait part:
To me it looks like in the US the problem is not guns per se, but legal system which seems to evaluate private property higher than human life/health.
But what the hell do I know, I'm not american.
A loaded gun is probably less dangerous than a fueled-up car. And as far as children are concerned, less dangerous than any of: a pool, stairs, household cleaners, bicycles, a busy street.
When your kid asks for a new bicycle (to go upstairs/fuel for his car/ etc...) give him a loaded gun instead - it's safer that way.
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I'm aware of the statistics. I was just trying to play dum and be sarcastic.
I really don't have a problem with guns - where I live in Europe we have quite good gun control. You have to get a licence (takes a few days) before you can buy a gun (they check your criminal record). If you have a gun in your house you have to keep it unloaded in a locked place. Walking around in a public place with a loaded gun is not permitted.
Guns I own are for huntig/practising, just like everybody else's.
Now the offtopic flamebait part:
To me it looks like in the US the problem is not guns per se, but legal system which seems to evaluate private property higher than human life/health.
But what the hell do I know, I'm not american.
A loaded gun is probably less dangerous than a fueled-up car. And as far as children are concerned, less dangerous than any of: a pool, stairs, household cleaners, bicycles, a busy street. When your kid asks for a new bicycle (to go upstairs/fuel for his car/ etc...) give him a loaded gun instead - it's safer that way.