this should be changed for the instructors at the very least.

A more knowledgeable instructor would have avoided this accident. My prayers go out to the instructors family.

They should be able to play a part in their own safety. That's all I'm saying.

I should add that I want them to receive training as those who have training respect guns the most.

Also ideas that differ from your own are not automatically "troll threads" we just happen to disagree. And yes, despite the fact that you will disagree, the way to keep people safe from the wrong people with guns is arming the right people with guns. That's why we have the police.

Guns in the wrong hands are dangerous which is why we need to put as many guns as possible in the hands of those who are safe. This is pretty logical honestly.

true, I actually meant purchasing which is what I said continuously in my first two paragraphs.

not really, kids get in scrapes at that age, school shootings happen (at any age), muggings happen, and as a father I don't want my life or other parents to have their lives destroyed in a matter of seconds.

I get that teachers should have firearms ready for school shootings like the horrible Sandy Hook incidents (sometimes kids are just too young), but in the case of muggings on the street shouldn't kids have the right to fend for their lives?

So I was thinking about gun ownership and realized just how unfair it is to young people that they are not allowed to protect themselves strictly due to their age. After all you have to be 18 to purchase a shotgun or rifle and 21 before you can purchase a handgun. Frankly handguns are the only thing you are allowed to carry with you for protection (concealed or not.....whatever doesn't make a difference to me) in most places without it being taboo. You try the same with a shotgun or rifle and you will likely be arrested despite the fact that you are simply exercising your 2nd amendment rights.

I get that there is no way we will ever see people get behind removing the age of ownership, but I suggest lowering it to 15 or so. In a world where seconds count and the cops are minutes away I would like to see my son be able to protect himself. What do you guys think? If we were able to lower the rate at which little children become victims to gun violence would you get behind lowering the age to 15 maybe 14?

Edit at the very least allow people to buy handguns at age 18.

Meanwhile in Washington

It's no worse than the liberal media outlets like MSNBC or CNN.