Kinda strange...I put all my guns in a circle and sat in the middle of them. I spewed insult after insult at each one of them. Really cruel and hurtful things like,"your blue!", "nobody wants a single shot 1", "Belgium sucks!", "your bottom half is plastic!!!". ...and not one of them shot me.
Put any of those weapons in the hands of an impulsive human, and the story might be different.
Guns don't kill.
I'm a gun enthusiast. I reload, mold my own "boolits", as they're called when you do it yourself, and own more than a few weapons. I enjoy shooting, as much as I enjoy working on and driving my 'bird. I've never raised one of them to a human. (However, I would have if I had access to one on 1 occasion...and would have used it!)
That being said, the 2nd amendment needs to be revisited. There needs to be tighter controls on who can buy a gun. 21 year old minimum for long guns is reasonable start. (yea yea...you can serve in the military at 18...but you still can't buy a handgun until you're 21...so same for a long gun...or exempt active military at a younger age)
The NRA needs to chill out, and quit being radical if they want to maintain significant influence on behalf of it's members. They seem to be about as revered as a white supremacist group anymore. They really need to re-evaluate their purpose and approach to be more effective, and less polarizing.(yes, I'm a member...right now)
I'm kinda all over the place on this...just thinking out loud. But something needs to change. Parents need to do their job and raise their kids. Families need to stay together...the traditional family unit is decaying. Too many single parent families, too many children born to single mothers, no parental involvement in education, ... teachers afraid of their students. No GOD in our schools. Hell, some of these poor kids don't have a chance! Since when is it OK to smart back at a cop? What happened to respecting you elders?
OK...not much sense made above, but I feel better.
I'm a hobbyist. Not a professional. Don't be hatin'!