Beretta92FSLady
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Seat-belts for guns? Glitter guns? Make modifications to the gun so that it won't fire when the user is angry? Rubber bullets?--wait, we have those!
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Apparently Violent Crime, and Guns do go together, but not as often as other things.
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I know, it's anecdotal, but: I have zero alcohol in my house, can't drink the stuff, for health reasons. The latter portion of the quote is interesting though, that a person is not responsible enough to own a vehicle, but is still responsible enough to own a firearm.--then we get into the whole: Who determines degree of Responsibility; Driving is a privilege, and firearm ownership is not; etc.
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...They want a science-based, pragmatic approach based on the reality that we live in a society saturated with guns and need better ways of preventing harm from them.... http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2018898018_apusgunspublichealth.html
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...About 260 million to 300 million firearms are owned by civilians in the United States; about one-third of American homes have one. Guns are used in two-thirds of homicides, according to the FBI. About 9 percent of all violent crimes involve a gun - roughly 338,000 cases each year....
Apparently Violent Crime, and Guns do go together, but not as often as other things.
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-"Host" factors: What makes someone more likely to shoot, or someone more likely to be a victim. One recent study found firearm owners were more likely than those with no firearms at home to binge drink or to drink and drive, and other research has tied alcohol and gun violence. That suggests that people with driving under the influence convictions should be barred from buying a gun, Wintemute said.
I know, it's anecdotal, but: I have zero alcohol in my house, can't drink the stuff, for health reasons. The latter portion of the quote is interesting though, that a person is not responsible enough to own a vehicle, but is still responsible enough to own a firearm.--then we get into the whole: Who determines degree of Responsibility; Driving is a privilege, and firearm ownership is not; etc.
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