Some folks probably shouldn't have guns because of emotional control issues:
> A man was arrested early morning after shots were fired at another man during what the sheriff's department is calling a road rage dispute in Coachella.
I wonder if Dang is checking all those throwaways to see which are Russian propagandists.
Yes, of course some idiots can shoot themselves with guns, but most people don't. In fact, even most idiots don't. USA has more guns than people and those freak accidents are rare. Various third world countries have people who cannot read, but who can shoot a gun. And again, they dont hurt themselves.
If you wanted to make some dig about guns, then maybe give examples of real problems (school shootings, robberies, being killed by a stray bullet), but here you come with some absurd comments that "NOT shooting yourself into your foot" requires 200 IQ, which is a straight lie. Using a gun is probably on par of learning to ride a bike, and definitely much easier than driving a car.
Ukrainians cant get a guns to defend their homeland, because some propaganda throwaway (sponsored by GRU or KGB?) claims that they will shoot themselves in their feet.
Those people are defending their homes against an aggression, most probably were conscripts who were taught how to use a gun.
> Ukrainians cant get a guns to defend their homeland, because some propaganda throwaway (sponsored by GRU or KGB?) claims that they will shoot themselves in their feet.
Please quote back the part of my post where I say they can't. Please.
> And yet too many people do not get any kind of training:
In Ukraine every man over 40 years old received a training on basic infantry tactics and using assault rifle AK-74 and hand grenade RGD-5 during high school years.
The use of the word "accident" in the above story is also not accurate IMHO, for the same reason why "car accident" isn't:
> The two groups behind the recent campaign — Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets — argue that the term "accident" makes it seem like crashes are inevitable, rather than preventable. In a subtle way, it normalizes the crash and discourages us from looking more deeply into their causes — whether alcohol, reckless driving, or bad street design.
Certainly the training they got during service is good, but the GP's point about not much training being needed isn't as simple as he makes it out IMHO.
And yet too many people do not get any kind of training:
> Student accidentally shoots self in incident at Huntsville elementary school
* https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/02/student-shot-in-i...
> Man accidentally shoots self while playing with gun along San Diego interstate
* https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/man...
> Man accidentally shot himself in hand while cleaning his gun in Mount Pleasant
* https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-acc...
Some folks probably shouldn't have guns because of emotional control issues:
> A man was arrested early morning after shots were fired at another man during what the sheriff's department is calling a road rage dispute in Coachella.
* https://amp.desertsun.com/amp/6909957001
> Father in custody after directing 4-year-old to shoot at officers in McDonald's drive-thru
* https://kutv.com/news/local/suspect-in-custody-after-shootin...
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* https://twitter.com/well_regulated_