Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: guns-OT

[Howard Landman (howard]

Racheli wrote:
> Me: Just because we all have some dangerous things in our houses doesn't
> entail that everything which is dangerous is, necessarily, ok  to have.  
> Many people leave their homes unlocked in coho neighborhoods. With kids
> entering places - not necessarily when anyone is there, and with their
> insatiable curiosity - having guns doesn't seem safe to me.

Hmmph.  I think a lot of people get emoptionally upset by the IDEA of guns,
and then look for reasons to justify it.

Just so you know where I'm coming from: I do not own a firearm.
I have never owned a firearm in my life.  I don't intend to get one
anytime soon.  On the other hand, I have multiple medals from the NRA
for my sharpshooting skills (I was in a riflery club in high school).
So the idea of guns doesn't "squick" me.

There are probably 100 ways for a child entering my house unsupervised
to kill themself.  There are toxic chemicals including bleach, ammonia,
detergents, solvents, Drano, and peroxide.  There are prescription drugs
to overdose on.  There are electrical dangers, there are heat dangers,
there are stairs.  I store model rocket engines.  There are knives
and razor blades and awls and hammers and power drills.  There are
heavy things that could crush them.  There are plastic bags that could
suffocate and cords that could strangle.  There are tile and concrete
surfaces they could bash their head on.

And this is AFTER babyproofing!  (I have 9-month-old twins.)

So even if I did have a firearm, I'm not sure it would be at the top
of my list of worries when I thought about irresponsible, unethical and
unsupervised minors loose in my dwelling.

If one of MY young kids went into someone else's house uninvited, I would
most likely punish them pretty severely.  I don't think trespassing is
acceptable behavior.  Do you?

        Howard A. Landman
        River Rock Commons
        Fort Collins CO
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