When does personal responsibility become a part of the question?
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When does personal responsibility become a part of the question?
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I do think it is a great moral choice to intervene if negative outcomes seem likely. I do believe the NRA was misguided in marketing to a group that may consistent of a large population of people who are not fully capable of making rational decisions. But it was not their fault that anyone was shot.
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The reasons behind why some people choose to commit these horrible crimes are multifaceted. Mental instability, lack of social support, a culture that glorifies violence, and restrictions that are difficult to enforce are some of the reasons. But like I said before, the blame ultimately falls upon the shooter.
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What I'm trying to say is that individuals must take responsibility for their actions, but that doesn't mean society shouldn't try to limit access to lethal weapons, particularly for vulnerable individuals.
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This is an interesting take on it. I agree with you that guns are not evil and it is not the guns fault. I do however feel that there is some responsibility that falls on others that allow for deadly weapons to get into the hands of those that should not have them. But something I did enjoy about the book is that it showed people that had lived perfectly normal lives and seemed harmless doing the shooting. It helped support my feeling of total gun ban.kfwilson6 wrote: ↑08 Mar 2018, 09:34 I've heard people refer to objects as EVIL, commonly anti-gun folks will refer to firearms that way. But it's not the gun that is evil. The gun is just a thing sitting in someone's safe, perfectly neutral. It is the action of the user that can be deemed evil. So for that reason I would say the manufacturer of the gun is not to blame for what happens after it is purchased. It is solely the responsibility of the user. People can own guns for so many reasons: hunting, shooting competitions, personal protection, law enforcement/security type job. I very strongly believe in taking responsibility for one's own actions and in every case in Final Notice, I solely blamed the shooter. I didn't blame Vitaltech for the Final Notice alert, I didn't blame the NRA for their marketing efforts, I didn't blame the gun manufacturers and sellers.
I do think it is a great moral choice to intervene if negative outcomes seem likely. I do believe the NRA was misguided in marketing to a group that may consistent of a large population of people who are not fully capable of making rational decisions. But it was not their fault that anyone was shot.
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My thoughts exactly. No one has to "shoot," but our current social structures certainly encourage having the means to do so, even if one isn't mentally capable of making that decision. I don't think one is in the proper mental framework when they've just been told their death is imminent.
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