Toddlers and Guns

[pat34lee]

Cite your sources.

Neglect 62.8%
Physical abuse 16.6%
Sexual abuse 9.3%
Emotional/psychological abuse 7.1%
Medical neglect 2.0%
Other 14.3%
http://www.americanhumane.org/child...heets/child-abuse-and-neglect-statistics.html

 

[pat34lee]

You're wasting your key strokes.

A very common occurrance when people make posts
that say nothing.

 

[pat34lee]

Nice to see that we agree on the fact that sometimes, a society as a whole has to regulate the actions of a single person for his or her own good. (Like forcing people to fasten a seatbelt).

If we put people in pens like cattle and manage their
lives for them, we could have much healthier people
and no freedom. We could trade one for the other, but
I prefer freedom. Even if it is freedom to be unhealthy.

 

[Nithavela]

If we put people in pens like cattle and manage their
lives for them, we could have much healthier people
and no freedom. We could trade one for the other, but
I prefer freedom. Even if it is freedom to be unhealthy.

Every society has to find it's own balance between freedom and security. On the one hand, you have people in pens, on the other hand, you have complete anarchy. I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle.

Where? That's where people and societies disagree.

 

[cow451]

The FBI's UCR? As much as I would support anything done by government. You may have noticed my libertarian political stance. In my mind, Rule #1 - as pertains to government - is "Less is better." Rule #2 is "See Rule #1."

Libertarians are not totally against the government, recognizing there are some legitimate functions. The CDC is one.

 

[cow451]

Absolutely, I have no issue with research in making firearms safer; rendering them useless in the wrong hands....I want to see the politics taken out of it....therefore my suggestion of the FBI; there is good resources available and minimal political pressure.

And no funding for this research.

 

[cow451]

A very common occurrance when people make posts
that say nothing.

 

[Mudinyeri]

Libertarians are not totally against the government, recognizing there are some legitimate functions. The CDC is one.

I didn't say totally against. I said less is better. Please don't put words in my mouth.

 

[cow451]

I didn't say totally against. I said less is better. Please don't put words in my mouth.

Do you support government-sponsored research in this are?

 

[Mudinyeri]

Do you support government-sponsored research in this are?

Cautiously. If you are familiar with the libertarian position on government, you realize that libertarians believe that government should serve a very limited role.