Nothing wrong with pointing out the responsibility that goes with gun ownership. Nothing wrong suggesting training either. A lot of people have misconceptions about guns from the movies and need to understand the realities.

I found this pretty funny... and it kind of ties in with the OP topic, from the anti-gun perspective:


Ask Amy: My daughter lives with me and owns a gun. Can I kick her out?

Dear Amy: This week, I discovered that my intelligent, hard-working, responsible 24-year-old daughter (who lives with me) is a gun owner! And it’s not a normal gun, either — it is a 40-caliber semi-automatic, and she has hollow-point bullets to go with it.

Amy, this is the kind of weapon a criminal would possess! She says it is for emergencies. There have only been two home invasions in our neighborhood in the last 11 years.

I’ve given her three choices: She can either give her weapon to me, sell it or move out in three weeks.

I love my daughter and would be so sad for her to move into a place that she would hardly be able to afford, but now I have to lock my bedroom door at night because I don’t know what she’s going to do.

Now she says that I don’t trust her, and is barely speaking to me. How can I convince her to stop endangering us?

Dumbfounded Father

https://www.omaha.com/livewell...45-74797ebccc2c.html

Question: For what Purpose?

Answer: Cause they’re fookin’ cool as shiiiiit!

There are family members that I would encourage, and some that just have no business owning a gun. I believe your response is correct.

Owning a gun is everybody's right where I live, except for those with felonies, etc. I don't go around telling of those people they can or can't own a gun.
That said, there are some people that I don't feel comfortable being around when they have a gun. Some don't have good safety or basic gun handling skills, some have poor knowledge, or completely wrong knowledge, about the legal use in self defense.
Summed up by an old expression; "the problem isn't what you know, it's what you know that isn't so".
Just like in other aspects of live, I try to pick carefully, who I choose to associate with.

Giving guns, either brand new, or family heirlooms is a long-held tradition in my family. Enough so, that family members who don't own and shoot are considered odd. This is true of both males and females. I was gifted my first firearm by my dad on my 11th birthday, and still have it. I have no kids, but have gifted 21st birthday pistols to nephews and nieces who I thought mature enough to be worthy (and have intentionally not, to those I thought too immature). In at least one instance, I was gratified to learn that my nephew had already taken on the responsibility of arming himself, getting training, etc.

So I guess, the answer to the question in the title of this thread is, "You're darn right I do!"

The 2A gives people the right to own guns, period. I would never tell anyone they shouldn't get a gun. However, I know people who should not have a gun. As the old saying goes, just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Rod

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
I help them understand the responsibility of gun ownership.

This.

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“Ask Amy: My daughter lives with me and owns a gun. Can I kick her out?”

This pendejo must put kerosene around his ankles to keep the ants off his candy ass.


If there’s a reasonable, intelligent friend or family member who wants to learn how to use a gun responsibly and can they legally own one, I have been known to give them a gun and teach them the basics myself.

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Originally posted Dumbfounded Father:
Dear Amy: This week, I discovered that my intelligent, hard-working, responsible 24-year-old daughter (who lives with me) is a gun owner! And it’s not a normal gun, either — it is a 40-caliber semi-automatic, and she has hollow-point bullets to go with it.

https://www.omaha.com/livewell...45-74797ebccc2c.html

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Originally posted Ask Amy:
Dear Dumbfounded: According to my research, possessing hollow-point bullets is illegal in 11 states; is it legal in your state to own this sort of exploding ammunition?

Ehrmagerd... "exploding ammunition."

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Originally posted by sig sailor:
The 2A gives people the right to own guns, period. ...
Rod

Sorry. it's a pet peeve of mine. Our right to self defense and own a firearm is is not "given" to us by the 2A or government.

The 2A is clear - it restricts the government from taking that right from us. I think it's an important distinction.