Alpheus
2010-06-30 08:21:14

As much as I don’t like the idea of Gang-bangers carrying guns, I strongly disagree with your desire to disarm younger people. L. Neil Smith, in his essay “Kids and Guns at School” (http://www.lneilsmith.org/schools.html), makes a very good case for allowing children to carry guns.

He’s right: the problem with kids carrying guns to school is that the wrong kids are doing so. We should be training the good kids from an early age (say, six years of age) firearm safety, firearm operation, and when to use (and not to use) a firearm for self defense.