Das Sozialist
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Do you believe Americans should have to undergo marksmanship training to be able to own a firearm? Why or why not?
Do you believe Americans should have to undergo marksmanship training to be able to own a firearm? Why or why not?
...and its a constitutional right that that says shall not infringe,
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
This would ensure that future generations know know how to use firearms and how to safely handle them without actually making it a requirement that those purchasing firearms take a safety class.Elementuary kids can have coloring sheets and videos in in school on do not touch a firearm without adult supervision and to let an adult know when they see an unsecured firearm. Middle school and highschool kids can be taught with rubber ducks on how to properly handle firearms and highschool kids can be taught with firearm simulators, blanks, and something similar to M.A.C.S. and highschool seniers can be taught with live ammo.
Do you believe that voters should have to get college educations?
Being able to vote and being able to posses a deadly weapon are two different things. You can't end someone's life by voting for President.
I only believe you should go through marksmanship training before you're allowed to own a firearm, that's the only right I think you should have to 'prove' yourself for. If you're going to own a weapon, at least know how to use it.
Oh yes you can
putting the wrong person in the white house often costs thousands of lives
and merely possessing a gun does not do anything
One of the reasons why I practice all the time with weapons is in case people like you get into positions of power
So that you can engage in acts of political assassination!!!!! This is a terrible thing to say. It really has no place in civilized discourse.
oh there are many cases where the cause of civilization would be advanced by the surgical removal of certain individuals.
I guess if one worships government as an infallible GOD one might disagree. But I can think of hundreds of politicians, despots, tyrants and monarchs whose timely assassinations would have advanced human liberty and societal good
I think the reasonable alternative is to mandate firearm safety and usage classes in public schools. We have don't run with scissors, don't touch drugs, and don't talk to strangers safety classes for elementuary kids.We have sex ed classes for middle and high school kids and we have drivers ed for highschool students and schools generally have some sort of emergency drills.So why not mandate firearm safety and usage?
And you do not get to make that call.
Why don't you go out and
1- find these people who "worship government" - an immensely stupid phrase devoid of any actual intelligent meaning if there ever was one.
2- back up your identification with lots of verifiable evidence to support your label.
3- give us the name of the higher authority who anointed you as the Holy Protector of the Race.
actually the purpose of having a well armed citizenry is to allow many to make that call
if you are willing to pay the price you have the power to do that. If you are successful and those who are in power agree with you, you are a patriot. John Brown was hung as a traitor-later revered as a Hero. Joan of Arc killed the ENglish-burned as a heretic, canonized as a Saint.
the fact is its better to be able to make the decision and have the power to do it than to be disarmed and powerless.
One of the reasons why I practice all the time with weapons is in case people like you get into positions of power
Do you believe that voters should have to get college educations?
One of the reasons why I practice all the time with weapons is in case people like you get into positions of power
the fact is its better to be able to make the decision and have the power to do it than to be disarmed and powerless.
Baloney. Even worse - its yesterdays baloney now in the bowl swirling downward.
Here is what you said to another poster who simply takes a different position than you do on an issue:
You admitting before the world that you have sharpened weapons skills so you can be ready to assassinate and murder those who may disagree with you.
This is not the first time you have done this. Every time you do it it is disgusting and repulsive.
Reality check for you: you are NOT John Brown or Joan of Arc or any other historic figure. You are simply a trust fund baby grown up with a fetish and obsession for guns and a mean streak which manifests itself in announced desire to commit assassination.
That is not debate. It is advocating murder.
Glad to know if I ever run for for political office I have someone willing to assassinate me because I prefer firearm-owners to be capable of using them correctly.
May I ask, why do you think you'd be disarmed and powerless? If you're capable of firing your weapon and hitting your mark, you should be capable of passing a marksmanship test. I believe we should be able to have well-armed and regulated citizen militias, that's the point of the second amendment. You'd still be able to purchase your weapon and keep it, you'd just be more trained if the time ever comes you'd need to use it.
You'd still be allowed to purchase and keep the firearm, you would just need to undergo training beforehand. Your right is not harmed in anyway.
I'll have to disagree with you there. We far behind in education compared to other countries and adding a firearm training class/course would take away from the important subjects such as math, science, and reading.
It would also be useless if the students taught never go out and purchase a one. There's no reason to give extra work/training to students who may never want to/need to own a firearm.
I answered no, because it is contradictory to the 2nd amendment. I do, however, think all Americans should takes a marksmanship course or learn how to shoot both long guns and hand guns. The result would probably be a drastic fall in violent crime, as people who like to shoot, and are skilled at shooting, tend to be more reverent of life in general, and have increased awareness of their surroundings and environment. Besides that, it's fun, and it's a nice skill to have.
Do you believe Americans should have to undergo marksmanship training to be able to own a firearm? Why or why not?
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