Idle Musings: guns
Dec. 19th, 2012 10:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fjmI wonder if, rather than try to ban guns in the US, which would require a mega mentality shift, all people seeking a gun "for purposes of defence" should be required to pass a test on a gun range where the targets are shooting back?
Because it has always struck me that the real problem with the entire damn argument, is that while holding a gun might be a really good threat to get someone to back off, most people don't think well when someone is shooting at them (or even pelting them with bean bags*).
*damn stupid game played in UK schools when the weather is wet, but it did at least teach you to duck and look for cover.
Because it has always struck me that the real problem with the entire damn argument, is that while holding a gun might be a really good threat to get someone to back off, most people don't think well when someone is shooting at them (or even pelting them with bean bags*).
*damn stupid game played in UK schools when the weather is wet, but it did at least teach you to duck and look for cover.
