You won't convince me and I won't convince you. So I don't see a point in further aguing over it.
I don't think anyone is arguing over anything, I think we are just having a healthy debate. I'm not out to convince people my ideas are right (I know they are
). I think we are just talking over certain ideas and situations. I just wanted to mention that because I'd hate anyone to take this too personally or to heart. I don't think anyone wants to upset you.
But it would not have been a problem if the kid would not have had a gun in the first place! Where did he get it from? It certainly did not drop from a truck! I think that is the problem.
It would have still been a problem if there had not been a gun. The outcome might be a little different but we'd still have an angry child in society--that will always be a problem. Where did he get it from, it sure could have been 'dropped from a truck!'. The black market maybe? It will always exist. People are not trustworthy--no matter WHAT they do. Even if we were to have an all out ban on guns--SOMEONE would be illegally selling them in the US. Look at how easy it is to buy drugs--they're illegal--but you can find someone so easily to buy from. The same would happen with guns (and it already DOES happen with guns). If someone--including a child--wants to commit murder, they'll do it by any means they can. The gun isn't the problem, the person BEHIND the gun is the problem.
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