Subj : Guns
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Tue Apr 11 2023 00:03:02

 -=> On 04-10-23  10:25,  Aaron Thomas <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Frampton Comes Alive <=-

 AT> We could do the same thing with AR15s. They're deadly,
 AT> we'll ban them, and they'll still kill people.

 DS> It has been proven that if they are banned, then fewer people are killed
 DS> by mass shootings.

 AT> Proven by hypothetical statistics?
 
Nothing hypothetical about it.  Real world observation.  The USA had a
ban on Ar15 type weapons and mass shootings went down until the
Republicans failed to renew the law after ten years.  At that time the
mass shootings went back up -- reaching the place today where there are
often more than one such each day.  There was a mass shooting in
Australia.  They banned the AR15 guns (and maybe more) and no more mass
shootings to speak of.

 AT> How about tougher security in schools? Or how about home schooling?

 DS> Tougher security in schools would help, but it would come at a cost.

 AT> Wouldn't you agree that we can afford it? If there's money 
 AT> for climate change, and there's money for women's rights in 
 AT> Pakistan, then I think it's safe to assume that there's 
 AT> enough money for school security as well.
 
You assume without knowing the cost or effectiveness of various plans
that have been floated.

 DS> Home schooling is not for everyone.  Can you teach your children basic

 AT> The quality of a home schooling education is less important 

Read what you are implying there.  You would prefer that your children
get taught by amateurs at home rather than by professionals at school.
You would be dooming them to a second class life in adulthood.  They
would most likely not be able to get into any reputable college.

                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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