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So any over fifty on this forum, well you might want to read this cuz you might not be healthy enough to own guns…. Just saying. Can anyone say; Age discrimination.
So to the old farts out their what are your thoughts.
Armed and Aging: As Older Americans Own the Most Guns, Should They Face More Gun Controls?
Suicide, dementia and physical failings are at issue.
"Should Rights Outweigh Risks?
Still, some aren't as comfortable with the idea of so many older adults owning guns, considering certain risk factors that can accompany aging, such as increasing dementia with aging or the high suicide rate among older males (see sidebar)."
"So much of the dialogue around guns in this country has been around crime, and lately, mass shootings. And the older population is not part of that. But when you look at the suicide issue, it's impossible to ignore older Americans," Frattaroli said. "With that in mind, any conversation about guns has to include a conversation [about] gun ownership among older adults. There's definitely more to be done on that issue in the United States."
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liber...-most-guns-should-they-face-more-gun-controls
So to the old farts out their what are your thoughts.
Armed and Aging: As Older Americans Own the Most Guns, Should They Face More Gun Controls?
Suicide, dementia and physical failings are at issue.
"Should Rights Outweigh Risks?
Still, some aren't as comfortable with the idea of so many older adults owning guns, considering certain risk factors that can accompany aging, such as increasing dementia with aging or the high suicide rate among older males (see sidebar)."
"So much of the dialogue around guns in this country has been around crime, and lately, mass shootings. And the older population is not part of that. But when you look at the suicide issue, it's impossible to ignore older Americans," Frattaroli said. "With that in mind, any conversation about guns has to include a conversation [about] gun ownership among older adults. There's definitely more to be done on that issue in the United States."
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liber...-most-guns-should-they-face-more-gun-controls