Safety Instruction Before Gun Ownership
Target:
President-Elect Obama
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To allow kids to handle long guns with no prior exposure or experience is not what the 2nd Amendment intended. In today's world, boys are coming of age thinking gun ownership is not just a right, but a necessary component to manhood. Shouldn't they be taught responsibility and possibility instead of simply gaining access to something with the power to ruin their lives as well as the lives of everyone else involved?
It is not our intention to take on the NRA. We cannot prevent guns from ending up in the hands of young people. We can however, create laws ensuring a modicum of gun safety to prevent unnecessary accidents.
Morris Stein was killed in his apartment, Jan. 17, 2008, less than two months after leaving home to attend college, in a senseless tragic accident with a shotgun held by a young man who had been one of his best friends since they were both about 8 years old. A law, in his name and memory, requiring safety instruction prior to gun ownership will prevent this tragedy from occuring again.
It is not our intention to take on the NRA. We cannot prevent guns from ending up in the hands of young people. We can however, create laws ensuring a modicum of gun safety to prevent unnecessary accidents.
Morris Stein was killed in his apartment, Jan. 17, 2008, less than two months after leaving home to attend college, in a senseless tragic accident with a shotgun held by a young man who had been one of his best friends since they were both about 8 years old. A law, in his name and memory, requiring safety instruction prior to gun ownership will prevent this tragedy from occuring again.
To allow kids to handle long guns with no prior exposure or experience is not what the 2nd Amendment intended. In today's world, boys are coming of age thinking gun ownership is not just a right, but a necessary component to manhood. Shouldn't they be taught responsibility and possibility instead of simply gaining access to something with the power to ruin their lives as well as the lives of everyone else involved?
It is not our intention to take on the NRA. We cannot prevent guns from ending up in the hands of young people. We can however, create laws ensuring a modicum of gun safety to prevent unnecessary accidents.
Morris Stein was killed in his apartment, Jan. 17, 2008, less than two months after leaving home to attend college, in a senseless tragic accident with a shotgun held by a young man who had been one of his best friends since they were both about 8 years old. A law, in his name and memory, requiring safety instruction prior to gun ownership will prevent this tragedy from occuring again.
It is not our intention to take on the NRA. We cannot prevent guns from ending up in the hands of young people. We can however, create laws ensuring a modicum of gun safety to prevent unnecessary accidents.
Morris Stein was killed in his apartment, Jan. 17, 2008, less than two months after leaving home to attend college, in a senseless tragic accident with a shotgun held by a young man who had been one of his best friends since they were both about 8 years old. A law, in his name and memory, requiring safety instruction prior to gun ownership will prevent this tragedy from occuring again.
Dear President Obama:
We the undersigned request your assistance in getting legislation proposed or written requiring safety classes prior to long gun or all gun ownership. We understand the sensitivity with which every politician must approach anything that remotely sounds like gun control. But we also believe too many innocent people are gone because no one will touch this issue. Yet even Republican gun owners like Dick Cheney know how easily an accident can happen. To allow kids to handle long guns with no prior exposure or experience is not what the 2nd Amendment intended. In today's world, there is a whole tribe of young American men who grew up with no real male influence in their households. Boys are coming of age listening to hardcore gangsta rap, playing Medal of Honor and other video games and thinking gun ownership is not just a right, but a necessary component to manhood. Shouldn't they be taught responsibility and possibility instead of simply gaining access to something with the power to ruin their lives as well as the lives of everyone else involved?
We the undersigned request your assistance in getting legislation proposed or written requiring safety classes prior to long gun or all gun ownership. We understand the sensitivity with which every politician must approach anything that remotely sounds like gun control. But we also believe too many innocent people are gone because no one will touch this issue. Yet even Republican gun owners like Dick Cheney know how easily an accident can happen. To allow kids to handle long guns with no prior exposure or experience is not what the 2nd Amendment intended. In today's world, there is a whole tribe of young American men who grew up with no real male influence in their households. Boys are coming of age listening to hardcore gangsta rap, playing Medal of Honor and other video games and thinking gun ownership is not just a right, but a necessary component to manhood. Shouldn't they be taught responsibility and possibility instead of simply gaining access to something with the power to ruin their lives as well as the lives of everyone else involved?
We teach kids how to use condoms in public schools and hope that protects them from communicable diseases and unplanned pregnancies. There are laws requiring safety classes for motorcyclists and scuba divers and licensing required before a kid can get behind the wheel of a car. The army wouldn't let any one of its recruits near a loaded gun without teaching them proper handling and safety rules. We know that the NRA is a powerful group, but we have to believe at least some of its members are reasonable and rational beings with kids in college or on the street and at risk because other people want to exercise their constitutional right to bear arms yet don't have the sense or maturity to seek out instruction.
You would not believe the number of young men and women who "chill" where firearms are kept unlocked and unsupervised. It is this horrific reality that was the impetus for this petition. Morris Stein was killed January 17, 2008, in his apartment less than two months after leaving home to attend college, in a senseless tragic accident with a shotgun held by a young man who had been one of his best friends since they were both about 8 years old. A law requiring safety instruction prior to gun ownership will keep this unnecessary tragedy from occuring again.
Once a child turns 18 he or she is able to do many potentially dangerous things without parental knowledge or consent. In this case, it is up to the government to protect our future leaders from their own inexperience.
Thank you.
We signed the "Safety Instruction Before Gun Ownership" petition!
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3:56 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 982:
6:57 am PDT, Jun 24,
Enrique Barton, Florida
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8:56 pm PDT, Jun 20,
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8:58 am PDT, Jun 19,
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2:17 pm PDT, Jun 13,
Cris Markey, Nevada
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3:44 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Rachel Bloch, Florida
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2:49 pm PDT, Jun 12,
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2:25 pm PDT, Jun 12,
Alexandre Yahya, Florida
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1:21 am PDT, Jun 6,
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5:16 pm PDT, Jun 3,
Mark Firestone, Florida
Any person operating and instument capable of injuring or killing someone needs proper training. It doesn't matter if it is a firearm or a motor vehicle.
Any person operating and instument capable of injuring or killing someone needs proper training. It doesn't matter if it is a firearm or a motor vehicle.
# 973:
4:01 am PDT, Jun 3,
Tali Daniely, Israel
if you cant bring my friend back, then at least help someone elses
if you cant bring my friend back, then at least help someone elses
# 972:
11:32 am PDT, Jun 1,
Marwin Joseph, Florida
for many years i wanted a gun because i thought it was a symbol of strenght. I never realized the strenght i wanted from a gun can be an ending people, innocent victims such as my friend Carla. I am sure the gun lobbyist will win because of the strenght of money but i am sure when another tragic accident happen close to home they will feel what so many mothers and fathers are going through.
for many years i wanted a gun because i thought it was a symbol of strenght. I never realized the strenght i wanted from a gun can be an ending people, innocent victims such as my friend Carla. I am sure the gun lobbyist will win because of the strenght of money but i am sure when another tragic accident happen close to home they will feel what so many mothers and fathers are going through.
# 971:
12:06 pm PDT, May 31,
Name not displayed, New York
# 970:
7:03 pm PDT, May 30,
Edward Brennan, North Carolina
# 969:
4:33 pm PDT, May 29,
Shelley Drujak, Florida
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3:12 pm PDT, May 29,
Donna Lovenvirth, South Carolina
# 967:
2:09 pm PDT, May 29,
Lori Depp, California
as the owner of a handgun I believe it's our obligation to properly educate and advise anyone who is going to handle a firearm. even more importantly, they must be kept out of reach and locked away from ALL children.
as the owner of a handgun I believe it's our obligation to properly educate and advise anyone who is going to handle a firearm. even more importantly, they must be kept out of reach and locked away from ALL children.
# 966:
10:09 am PDT, May 29,
Karina Fuentes, Florida
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2:23 pm PDT, May 27,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
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8:19 am PDT, May 26,
Kathryn Wolf, Florida
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5:22 pm PDT, May 23,
Barbara Rado, Florida
# 962:
1:46 pm PDT, May 23,
Jackie Bass, New York
# 961:
9:54 pm PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, California
Why should people think that teaching a child the proper respect, and yes fear, of guns is a bad thing? Do they think bringing it up will make them think of playing with guns? Guess what, they already do! As is evident in ALL of the accidents which have occurred involving a child or young person who was mishandling a weapon and wound up shooting themselves or somebody else. How can educating our children be a bad thing? My father took me out when I was a young teen to teach me how to shoot. The very first thing he did was to ingrain in me the right amount of respect for the weapon I was to be holding. Yes many young people do not have father figures in their lives to teach them such things, but we also have to remember that not all men know how to properly handle a weapon either. So even if they make an attempt to teach their children it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be teaching their children properly. It would be a bit like trying to be completely confident in how to perform CPR when you learned it from somebody who taught themselves how to perform it and were never truly trained. How could having a bit more knowledge under your belt before purchasing a fire arm be a bad thing? Even if you take the class and just brush up on a few things, is it really that bad? Is it really that much of a waste of time? Learning is never a thing to be sneered at or rebuked, knowledge is something to be cherished not scorned.
Why should people think that teaching a child the proper respect, and yes fear, of guns is a bad thing? Do they think bringing it up will make them think of playing with guns? Guess what, they already do! As is evident in ALL of the accidents which have occurred involving a child or young person who was mishandling a weapon and wound up shooting themselves or somebody else. How can educating our children be a bad thing? My father took me out when I was a young teen to teach me how to shoot. The very first thing he did was to ingrain in me the right amount of respect for the weapon I was to be holding. Yes many young people do not have father figures in their lives to teach them such things, but we also have to remember that not all men know how to properly handle a weapon either. So even if they make an attempt to teach their children it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be teaching their children properly. It would be a bit like trying to be completely confident in how to perform CPR when you learned it from somebody who taught themselves how to perform it and were never truly trained. How could having a bit more knowledge under your belt before purchasing a fire arm be a bad thing? Even if you take the class and just brush up on a few things, is it really that bad? Is it really that much of a waste of time? Learning is never a thing to be sneered at or rebuked, knowledge is something to be cherished not scorned.
# 960:
4:10 pm PDT, May 22,
Keli Gaffney, Georgia
# 959:
1:50 pm PDT, May 22,
Rebecca Lafont, Florida
# 958:
1:24 pm PDT, May 22,
Tyler Crocker, New York
# 957:
12:53 pm PDT, May 22,
Edward Novak, Florida
# 956:
12:32 pm PDT, May 22,
Audrey Friedman, Florida
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11:09 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
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10:26 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
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9:27 am PDT, May 22,
Vincenzo Napolitano, New York
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8:18 am PDT, May 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
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7:46 am PDT, May 22,
Andre Robitaille, Massachusetts
