If you can’t be trusted with a gun you shouldn’t be in the military. No more of this “you’re an adult only when it’s convenient for us” crap.
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2025
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I shot myself in the arm at age 3 with a pellet gun.
I learned to use a rifle at age 10, with full out safety training.
I learned to fix guns in machine shop at age 17.
As much as I've learned about weapons in my life, I still don't trust 93% of people with access to them.
I mean… in the military you get training and supervision. Us civies can just walk out the shop with a brand new rifle: no training, few questions asked.
Then provide training?
Yea, my opinions of you need to be X or Y age to do A or B boils down to: "IDC, just pick one got dang number and stick to it"
I believe we would live in a much better world if gunpowder and the gun had never been invented.
Would we? That still leaves a lot of weapon types open for business.
You're right. We need to ban sticks and rocks immediately!
I was thinking chemical weapons, but okay.
You're right, farts are banned immediately!
Good idea, you have my vote.
What about fists? Anyone can make one and throw it without any license
A terrifying thought.