Micah brings up an obvious need for gun control, K Sera develops a great marketing slogan, and Phil talks about controlling a gun
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K Sera's after thoughts:
The truth is humans are a dimorphic species. There is a general, observable physical difference between biological men and biological women. Testosterone plays a major role in size and strength of the human body. Biological men naturally produce higher levels of this hormone beginning in puberty. Women can put 10x the amount of effort into strength training and self-defense, but the reality is, if you put the average woman up against the average man in a test of strength, the man is almost always going to win. Even if they are of a similar height and weight. Any self-defense instructor worth their salt will tell you that if you are smaller/weaker, the best strategy is to run away. Period.
Having a gun in certain circumstances is a good equalizer when strength is uneven, but not every circumstance is a good one for a gun. As soon as you bring a gun into a situation, it escalates and heightens the mutual danger of everyone in the vicinity. Without training or the mental preparedness to take a life (potentially of someone you love), you are more likely to see that gun turned on you.
I actually really like the idea of a gun that is only fireable by the owner or whoever is in possession of the “key” mechanism that permits it to fire. Maybe we should be treating firearms more like cars. The government could create a licensing and education program where gun owners who wish to operate a firearm must pass a written exam and have a certain number of supervised hours of training with a licensed training instructor (similar to driver’s ed) in order to apply for and obtain a license and purchase firearms. Better yet, with an operational key designated to that weapon that is not easily removed from one’s person. Just a thought. Obviously, there’s a lot of loopholes with this idea. It’s not perfect. There will always be people who will break the law or circumvent security measures. A locked door won’t prevent a determined thief, but it tends to deter the lazier or heat-of-the-moment opportunists.
Anyway, there was a lot going on in this chat. I’m not even sure I can cover all of the tracks our trains derailed on. I will say, the company or campaign slogan “Y No Guns” is genius, even though it will never work in this country. But really, someone should steal some of our million dollar ideas and make them a reality. Someone with more energy and capital, that is.