Re: POTUS 45.13 - CNN is still Fake News
I think the best thing we could do is include gun safety education with everything else kids learn. It seems to me that people who are exposed to guns when they are young are much more responsible with them than those who are never around them until they are older. The NRA still does a lot of good work along the lines of gun safety. I've said this before, but in a lot of ways the NRA is a counterweight to the anti-gun groups. As they have progressively gotten more extreme so has the NRA.
Gun violence has actually gone way down in the last 20 years and if you're a regular, decent person it is one of the last things you need to worry about. With that being said, there should be more done around domestic violence and guns. The vast majority of 'innocent' gun victims are due to domestic violence.
Unfortunately cemented by Trump declining to participate at all in PTA and Paris Accord. They have happily stepped in to fill the void.
IMHO is was definitely smarter but whether you are dealing with people who aren't as smart as you or not if they won't participate in governing bad stuff happens. The way this country was set up to work relied on at least some balance of power. When all sides don't participate equally it falls down.
I did not agree with everything Obama did internationally but I have to disagree with the last statement. Having Congress block anything he tried included his Foreign Policy initiatives. Tough to negotiate anything when Congress is openly inviting foreign dignitaries giving a message directly opposed to what the President of the country is saying and without trying to engage him in debate. They were frequently and loudly vocal of their disdain for his foreign policy, effective in undermining him. Despite that he did restore a sense of respect that was lost when Bush et al snubbed various countries.
THe difference with this President is he has no clear policy and his Press Secretary has said the Ambassadors are free to tweet what they want.
And to open a can of worms- if we can leave out the paranoia of people stealing your guns (which was a brilliant, well crafted plan from the manufacturers to make people buy more guns) what would you consider reasonable policy. I came from a military family. We had guns in the house my whole childhood. My Dad was a stickler for proper safety and care. Before I could shoot I needed to be able to take a gun down, clean it and put it together. My Dad is a lifelong NRA member (I think). I remember when the focus of the NRA was safety, education and organizing events.
In all the frenzy of 'they might take my gun!!!1!11!1!! we seem to have lost respect for the weapon and the potential danger. How would you address the folks who are clueless, buy a toy with no idea of safety or even how it works? In the craze to 'protect rights' we seem to have lost sight of responsibility. I worked pediatrics and we asked about guns in house to make sure the parents knew basic safety. You can't believe how many of them had never thought about safety- the gun loaded in an accessible place, but never checked on. [ducks- I know you are all going to virtually slap me silly but I really want to know the answer]
I think the best thing we could do is include gun safety education with everything else kids learn. It seems to me that people who are exposed to guns when they are young are much more responsible with them than those who are never around them until they are older. The NRA still does a lot of good work along the lines of gun safety. I've said this before, but in a lot of ways the NRA is a counterweight to the anti-gun groups. As they have progressively gotten more extreme so has the NRA.
Gun violence has actually gone way down in the last 20 years and if you're a regular, decent person it is one of the last things you need to worry about. With that being said, there should be more done around domestic violence and guns. The vast majority of 'innocent' gun victims are due to domestic violence.
