[Vision2020] Nation Debates Extremely Complex Issue of Children Firing Military Weapons

[Darrell Keim]

I would've thought any sane person would know that.  Evidently not.


On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Alas! Something which Paul Rumelhart and I both agree . . . "You don't
> start them [children] out on fully automatic weapons . . . "
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Paul Rumelhart <paul.rumelhart at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Why do you hide Borowitz reports behind obfuscated urls?
>
> Just for the record, I'm all for teaching kids how to fire weapons and,
> more to the point, how to be responsible around them.  That's typically
> where you learn to treat every weapon as if it's loaded and the safety is
> off.  You don't start them out on fully automatic weapons with a large
> kick, though.  That was irresponsible of the parents and doubly so of the
> instructor.
>
> I would rather have children learn a) how to use and respect a firearm in
> order to reduce accidents and b) not to be afraid of them or (worse) to
> only be exposed to them through movies.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Courtesy of the New Yorker at:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/Children-and-Military-Weapons
>>
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>> Nation Debates Extremely Complex Issue of Children Firing Military Weapons
>>
>> WASHINGTON—Across the United States on Wednesday, a heated national
>> debate began on the extremely complex issue of children firing military
>> weapons.
>>
>> “Every now and then, the nation debates an issue that is so complicated
>> and tricky it defies easy answers,” says pollster Davis Logsdon. “Letting
>> small children fire automatic weapons is such an issue.”
>>
>> Logsdon says that the thorny controversy is reminiscent of another
>> ongoing national debate, about whether it is a good idea to load a car with
>> dynamite and drive it into a tree.
>>
>> “Many Americans think it’s a terrible idea, but others believe that with
>> the correct supervision, it’s perfectly fine,” he says. “Who’s to say who’s
>> right?”
>>
>> Similar, he says, is the national debate about using a flamethrower
>> indoors. “There has been a long and contentious national conversation about
>> this,” he says. “It’s another tough one.”
>>
>> Much like the long-running national debates about jumping off a roof,
>> licking electrical sockets, and gargling with thumbtacks, the vexing
>> question of whether children should fire military weapons does not appear
>> headed for a swift resolution.
>>
>> “Like the issue of whether you should sneak up behind a bear and jab it
>> with a hot poker, this won’t be settled any time soon,” he says.
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>>
>> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>
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