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Originally Posted by clockwork
Gene the cure is simple don’t punish the lawful gun owners, as they have for the last fifty yrs. But actually enforce the laws and make the criminals do the time and not let them of with 1 tenth of the sentence. the morals in this country are crumbling under special interest rule like spanking your child if he/she does wrong. since when is it a good idea to have the Gov. tell you how to raise your child. this is just a example and I can go into many more. we need to reestablish values in this country and not worry about PC nonsense.
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Hi 'Clockwork'
I think we can all agree that laws 'should' be enforced. But the UK government finds it hard enough to find the and punish the few (comparatively) gun carrying kids in our cities. Where do you suggest the US government starts to tackle the problem in a country awash with guns?
It cant just be about punishment. Even if you could catch and punish everyone illegally carrying or owning a gun in the US where would you put them all to serve out their full term sentences?
You'd need an 'escape from New York' sized prison!
And as for the Government staying out of raising kids?
I'd say the government needs to get MORE involved.
O.K, I'd agree that there are rare occasions where a kids needs a slap on the butt, and I am sure I deserved most of the ones I got off my parents as a kid! lol
But kids need protecting too.
So we need
some legislation in that area.
Kids need to grow up respecting each other and feeling connected to each other, their community, and the State.
Gun ownership in the US
is a traditional right, but so many more important rights have been sacrificed in recent years without a fight, and compared to some of the social problems in the US (and in Europe) does owning a gun really matter?
How much freedom and safety does having one really give you?
Just a quick google brings up these stats: (From the Harvard University Gazette)
In the US;
Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot to death in murders, suicides, and accidents. Another 65,000 suffer from gun injuries.
firearms kill about 85 people every day.
To put that into context, thats the equivilent of the 911 attacks every 5 weeks, year in, year out.
Or the US' entire casualties in Iraq to date, every 7 weeks.
So how do you start to tackle it?
regards
Gene