People are getting shot by toddlers on a weekly basis this year

I don't even understand how this happens... are people getting dumber or are we just hearing about things more because of the internet?

We have had guns in this country for hundreds of years. It's not a new invention and it wasn't recently introduced to the public. I genuinely think people are getting dumber.

 

Clearly. LOL.

In these particular instances, these are negligent gun owners being irresponsible with their weapons. But same goes with leaving knives on the ground where toddlers can get them.

You can't fix stupid. Unfortunately, stupid is not on the background check

 

The solution is toddler control (background checks and waiting periods).

 

Apparently the toddlers ARE fixing stupid.

 

Making his hand into the shape of a gun is offensive and inappropriate.

Shame on John LaKraofhfsdka. Shame.

 

People on average are much less informed about the proper use and responsibilities of owning guns than in the past.

This lack of knowledge goes way past owning guns. In our younger generations, I have seen a serious decline in their knowledge of outdoor activates on many levels, not just with guns. Such as not knowing how to safely use and put out a campfire, choosing proper footwear for the conditions, basic navigation in remote areas (even when they have a GPS they still go the wrong way), and not knowing how to correctly dispose of human waste in the woods is also very annoying.

Instead of teaching people the proper use of guns, many people are saying the answer is to remove guns for everyone. Instead of teaching people the proper skills to safely enjoy the outdoors and to conserve the environment for future generations; many people are saying the answer is to stop the use of our public lands.

Until teaching people how to safely use guns or how to be safe in the outdoors becomes a priority again, the average person’s skills will continue to decline. The lack of proper training will result in more people being injured or killed by needless accidents.

 

Guns used to be a tool for sustaining life. You learned how to use a gun because your life depended on it.

Now it's just another hobby or toy, like a tablet or a smart phone, and people treat them with disrespect much like a tablet or a smart phone.

 

Would you please give me one non military conflict example of when a person’s life depended on using a gun or they would die, instead of using other weapons such as a bow and arrow, or spear as was done in the past before guns.

Every example I can think of involved using a gun to protect ones own life from bad people, not for harvesting food. There are many ways to survive and harvest food in the wilderness without guns. But there is not a better tool you can use than a gun to protect your family.

 

Hunting. We've seen a steady decline over the last sixty years, but it wasn't that long ago that people depended on hunting/fishing to provide food for their families.

 

Wrong, people hunted for thousands of years with spears, and than with bows and arrows. For over 40 years I hunted very successfully with only a bow and arrow. I did carry a gun for protection from predators, both two and four legged kind.

A gun gives a person an advantage while hunting, but is not, nor has it ever been necessary for a person to survive. There are many ways to harvest animals for food without a gun.

A gun can save your life from predators. A gun is the best tool to protect your family, if you choose to.

 

A gun has been the primary tool for hunting in this country since the colonies. Sure, you CAN hunt with a bow and arrow, but why would you? It's significantly easier to hunt with a rifle. What's the effective range of a bow? I can easily shoot a deer out to 150-200 yards. The musket was a staple in the home for hundreds of years in America.

 

Sigh, you think guns are now a toy like a smart phone or tablet.

I hope for your family’s safety, you do not own any guns. Your comments and lack of knowledge on guns and hunting topics scare me.

 

I didn't say that I treat them that way. I said that a lot of people seem to treat them that way. WTF are you talking about?

I'm not even sure why you're getting so nasty about this. Are you really trying to say that bow hunting is more popular now and in the past than rifle hunting in America?

 

Mags, what is Trump's position on Toddler walls?