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How do you explain it to people who're pro-gun but didn't grow up owning them? I've had some conversations with freedom lovers over the years where I'd describe something as perfectly normal and they'd look at me as if I just announced I like to paint myself blue and march around my yard. Not hostile responses, but confused responses.

e.g. I learned to shoot before I could read. Of course I had guns when I was four - didn't you? Preteens shooting guns unsupervised - sure, so long as they're strong enough to carry and shoot the gun (e.g. .22LR is great for youngsters, particularly lighter youth models). Leaving guns lying around the house is perfectly normal - you just teach gun safety the same as you'd teach kids not to play with knives or run in the street. Locking up guns is crazy unless you're worried about thieves while you're out of town - would you lock up a hammer or screwdriver? Taking kids hunting and cleaning game afterwards is great - that way they learn to appreciate dinner and aren't pansies who faint at the prospect of butchering an animal. Calling the cops is a joke - where were they the last time I got mugged? Doesn't everyone experience tragic boating accidents?

How do you explain it to people who're pro-gun but didn't grow up owning them? I've had some conversations with freedom lovers over the years where I'd describe something as perfectly normal and they'd look at me as if I just announced I like to paint myself blue and march around my yard. Not hostile responses, but *confused* responses. e.g. I learned to shoot before I could read. Of course I had guns when I was four - didn't you? Preteens shooting guns unsupervised - sure, so long as they're strong enough to carry and shoot the gun (e.g. .22LR is great for youngsters, particularly lighter youth models). Leaving guns lying around the house is perfectly normal - you just teach gun safety the same as you'd teach kids not to play with knives or run in the street. Locking up guns is crazy unless you're worried about thieves while you're out of town - would you lock up a hammer or screwdriver? Taking kids hunting and cleaning game afterwards is great - that way they learn to appreciate dinner and aren't pansies who faint at the prospect of butchering an animal. Calling the cops is a joke - where were they the last time I got mugged? Doesn't everyone experience tragic boating accidents?

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https://firearms-united.com/fr/interpol-chief-ronald-noble-on-armed-citizens/

Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble suggested, that the best solution for defence in the face of rising global terrorism was – simply – arming the citizens of all democratic countries around the globe. The incident that led Noble to this statement was the last al-Shabab attack.

In an ABC News exclusive interview the Secretary General stated that we have only two options to choose from if we want to protect the so-called « soft targets » (i.e. unarmed citizens) from attack: Either to create secure perimeters around the locations, or rather to allow civilians extended access to firearms of their own, so they would be able to defend themselves in case a terrorist act occurs.

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/exclusive-westgate-interpol-chief-ponders-armed-citizenry/story?id=20637341&singlePage=true

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Noble said there are really only two choices for protecting open societies from attacks like the one on Westgate mall where so-called "soft targets" are hit: either create secure perimeters around the locations or allow civilians to carry their own guns to protect themselves.

>"Societies have to think about how they're going to approach the problem," Noble said. "One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target you're going to have to pass through extraordinary security."