http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/28/plan-to-hand-out-free-shotguns-in-tucson-stirs-debate/
Guy is using the Armed Citizen Project model and has $12,000 to spend.
Guy is using the Armed Citizen Project model and has $12,000 to spend.
With proper training it's worth a try. It beats doing same things that haven't worked for many years.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/28/plan-to-hand-out-free-shotguns-in-tucson-stirs-debate/
Guy is using the Armed Citizen Project model and has $12,000 to spend.
Ryanxia said:would supply each citizen who did not own a gun with 1 free rifle (say even a Mosin Nagant)
I agree. I'd need at least 10 Mosin Nagants and a big family who knows how to use them. I'm wondering if our government is getting geared-up for urban warfare in the usual suspect gang infested cities?I get your point (inexpensive rifle) but I don't know if I want people in an urban environment using a Mosin for self defense
The point is that gun control has been tried (the 1994 AWB), it failed, (Columbine) and that new solutions to mass shootings and common crime should be tried, like the NRA's idea of having armed guards in schools or this idea (Kyle Coplen's idea) of arming the disadvantaged.
If it had been anyone other than the NRA purporting that idea it would have been better received by the mainstream media. If This idea had even the scent of the NRA on it, it would probably be even more villified by the media. I am very glad Shaun McClusky decided to move on this, and did so almost entirely on his own.
Failed solutions are proof that either the problem is not understood or that the symptoms can't be managed....has been tried... it failed... new solutions...should be tried
Failed solutions are proof that either the problem is not understood or that the symptoms can't be managed.
Generally in problem solving, trying solutions one-at-a-time is poor methodology.
The first step in good problem solving is to agree on what the problem is.
Isn't it obvious that both sides are not trying to solve mass shootings?
Implementation of the Armed Citizen Project is an opportunity to again demonstrate whether crime goes up or down when law-abiding people are armed. Whether mainstream media reports the results remains to be seen. This is definitely worth tracking in the years ahead.
Factors at Sandy Hook involved high cap guns, a shooter with a mental condition, a target-rich gun-free zone. You are correct that the one solution which was tried nearly 20rys ago failed. Suppose also in 1994 that 20 states had implemented armed school security and another 20 states had prevented mentally incompetents from accessing firearms. Just sayin'..."Trying solutions one-at-a-time is poor methodology"? What is your approach then? Try everything at once and hope something sticks? Like throwing spaghetti at a wall? How do you know what worked and what didn't then?