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squazify t1_j9xbn9y wrote

Reply to comment by Big_D_Cyrus in Fort Worth councilman's 82-year-old mother shot through door of her home by infinitum3d

Yes, but it's the same thing as when you need to get a tax stamp for a suppressor. There's no benefit to requiring it other than creating an arbitrary wealth barrier.

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Big_D_Cyrus t1_j9xcrhp wrote

Quite a jump from training classes to a tax stamp for a suppressor. Classes are certainly reasonable.

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Big_D_Cyrus t1_j9xd8no wrote

You implying gun classes won't save anyone from being shot is classic toxic gun culture

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Big_D_Cyrus t1_j9xdjsd wrote

You know are on the wrong side when you are attacking education

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Big_D_Cyrus t1_j9xe179 wrote

Says the person who came at me with, "but it wouldn't have prevented this." You attacked me for wanting people to be educated about guns. Never wrote that it would have prevented this . But you clearly read what you want

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jfjacobc t1_j9xjgco wrote

You make good points man, you're probably right in saying training and certification wouldn't have prevented this shooting. Maybe if she had her own gun, she could have protected herself. Maybe she still would have died. We'll never know.

My point is, there is no law that could have saved her life, so we shouldn't let perfect be the enemy of progress, and I think mandatory training for potential gun owners is progress.

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jfjacobc t1_j9xtxsi wrote

Not going to lie, I didn't read the article. That was pretty much my point though, some situations are just un-legislatable. However irrelevant to this particular incident training may have been, it would still be a net benefit to a gun-laden society like ours. I was just using this article as an excuse to open dialogue on the topic is all.

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TabularBeastv2 t1_ja14szn wrote

I definitely think we should require training/certification before a gun can be purchased, just make the classes/tests free and easily accessible. Adding gun safety and education to public school curriculum can be helpful too.

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jfjacobc t1_j9xjr6k wrote

If having a base level of competency and firearm safety isn't a benefit, I don't know what is. You're right about the potential to alienate poorer gun owners, but to be frank, if you can afford a taurus and a couple of boxes of ammo, you can afford a weekend class.

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