CNN's Anderson Cooper asks NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch if the NRA feels betrayed by President Trump after he expressed support for certain gun control legislation.
You're right. My thinking though, is that a person shouldn't be able to purchase a rifle at 18 if they have to wait 'till 21 to purchase a handgun, and they shouldn't be able to purchase either one at 21 if a car rental company won't even rent them a car until they are 25 because they are too young to be trusted with it. The government has no authority to infringe anybody's right to own or carry arms of any kind as long as they have reached majority. Firearms don't belong in the hands of children, and people are still too immature for such a dire responsibility until they are at least into their mid to late 20's. They shouldn't be able to vote at such a young age, either. That's a huge reason this country is in the trouble it's in. Winston Churchill said if you're under 30 and you're not a liberal, you don't have a heart. If you're over 30 and are not a conservative, you don't have a brain. We need to wait until people are mature enough to think with their minds and not with their emotions before we turn them loose with firearms, or cars, or alcohol, or children, or ballots.
@@generalbarry what exactly is a mature age? I went to the military when I was 18 they issued me a weapon I bought my own weapon. If I went to the military when I in my twenties I don't think it would made a difference at least for me.
@@fate7623 For me, I would say at least 25. At least. I went into the military when I was 19. I spent 3 years in Viet Nam. But the military is really a special situation. It is a highly controlled and supervised setting with a very specific mission; that is to close with and destroy the enemy. The only people in the military who are issued personal weapons are actual combat troops, and then only when they are training or on an actual mission. (We want 18 and 19 year olds in combat because of their psychological age. If we wait until their late 20's, they can't be trained or controlled because they are too mature.) There's a reason the US Constitution sets 35 as the minimum age for the presidency. Under that age, people are not considered psychologically mature enough to handle the job.
@rest laxation That's very true, but what can we do about it? The best we can do is to set an arbitrary age of majority whether most people ever actually mature or not. One HUGE problem with society is that as time passes, it constantly becomes more and more effeminate, and therefore more and more defensive and protective of the immature and the infantile among us. And the mainstream media these days is nothing more than the propaganda arm of the Hammer and Sickle crowd.
generalbarry I understand the sentiment logically I’d agree let’s make all guns prohibited until 21 and older but I think the stats are clear the majority of murders are committed equally by young men 16-25.
Our Guns will not be taken away..go back to 1175 and speak to George Washington about it..once you get a recorded answer call me and i will abide by it
@@legion1630 what is 1175? The constitution passed in 1787. There was no 2nd amendment until later. Some how someone thought that the constitution was wrong and tried to amend it. So nothing is cast in stone. The constitution can be changed.
Abortion *rights*, are no where in the Constitution, But firearm *rights* are. Those very same *rights* that help us PREVENT a person being murdered, where the other one that you mention only helps facilitate one.
Paul D which iron man? The one in the first iron man movie or the one in civil war? The civil war iron man is her realizing guns need to be put in check(like the debate going on right now)
Iron Man 2. In Civil War he gets his ass kicked by Captain America for aligning with tyrants. And he never gave the government the Iron Man weapon either. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cz1M5i5Y4Qc.html
David O Donohoe you're an idiot. What does our constitution only protect muskets? Well if that's the case why is free speech equatable to modern technology? Shut the fuck up.
Absolutely agree. It's all bullshit, don't need a gun. You've been watching too many Taken movies, feeling paranoid for people to feel that way. thinking everybody is gonna attack u or break into your homes. Here in England we don't have them, not even our Police carry them.
Punishing millions of young adults by making them wait 3 years before they can buy a rifle!! The poor deprived kids will be weeping into their pillows every night!!
@Russell Gerdes Well I think I'm hearing that we're on the same side here. I hate the fact that we're ready to let our young men and now our women get killed over seas for their country but tell them they are not responsible enough to buy a beer or own firearms. If we restrict that here in the states, we should also raise the age to enlist and serve. Personally it's hard to find people of any age responsible with alcohol, and we're ready to get rid of AR15 because they are "scary".
I dont understand why someone would feel like they absolutely need a gun to protect themselves when they live alone, even for a girl. Is it that bad in America that everyone feel like they are not safe without a gun? Does everyone have this mentality? Now that sounds fucked up to me.
Tyler Dai I don't even mind a shotgun, or a handgun for protection. No one that is not in a combat situation needs rapid-fire/multiple -round magazines. The NRA is a blood business working with the gun manufacturers to sell product.
Tyler Dai the 2nd amendment wasn't made for hunting, practice, or personal defence really. It was made and put in place to protect against corruption of government. Look at the Jews of WW2, if they had weapons like we have. They would still have been around. It is in place to combat those that wish to oppress us.
"Machine gun"? This is the biggest problem with liberals. They are affraid of guns and have no idea how the firearm even functions. So terrified of ar's but it operates no differently than a semi auto squirrel rifle. The 5.56/.223 cartridge it fires is a varmint round that is weak in comparison to a standard deer cartridge
Animal hunting standards are completely irrelevant in a discussion on gun violence against other humans. Hunters use ammunition that's large and powerful enough to make quick, humane kills. When someone wants to kill another person, what does it matter if the victim dies immediately, bleeds out in 10 minutes, or dies in the hospital? They're still dead. The world's militaries - whose business is killing other humans - have all gone from large caliber rounds to smaller calibers for their infantry since the early 1900s. In the US, it was .30-06 to 7.62x51 to the "weak" 5.56x45 used today. Why is that? They found out accuracy and volume of fire matter more for their purposes - killing enemy humans. The San Bernardino, Orlando, Newtown, and Parkland shooters all could've used rifles firing more powerful rounds suitable for hunting deer, moose, or elephant but they didn't. They used AR-15 style rifles firing "weak" 5.56/.223 rounds instead. Why is that? See above for the answer. Stuff to think about before spouting off about liberals who have no idea about guns.
I can honestly say as a Canadian and a supporter of human rights, I am appalled that many of your country's citizens put owning an assault rifle (or any assault gun) over your citizens right to live and be healthy. I find it disgusting, that if you want health care, you could be *dying*, but you need to pay a ridiculous price that was put there by the insurance companies just to get the help they need. Then there are the police officers that are basically shooting innocent people because they were of a different colour (I'm Canadian; this is how we spell it). I understand hunting guns, made for hunting game (animals), fine keep those, but under licence only. Teach your officers to not draw the gun first, but try to settle it without violence and only draw the gun if the offender shoots first (remember Kevlar and bulletproof vests, police wear them to protect against bullets). And don't give me that "police need to protect themselves too" which I say bull. They have the tools and equipment to protect themselves without using a gun. Stop allowing these racists, the mentally ill, and angry people that are full of hate and fear or are confused to get a hold of a gun designed to kill people. America, I hate to say it, by your country is not a democracy, it is a capitalist country that are rum by CEOs and these companies (the 1%) that are so filled with greed and lust for money. Your country, unfortunatly, is being ran by a man-child, your luck of getting that change is near impossible and the left wing does barely anything at all. So Americans, force your government to do its damn job and care for the people, not their pockets.
It's an insult to people's intelligence to assume young mother's under 21 would take the VERY LITTLE income they have to go buy a $700 gun rather than pepper spray. Common sense says the mom and child are at FAR MORE risk to themselves with the presence of that gun, than they are from an attacker.
Adrienne Saffer , that must explain the accidental shooting count rising to such staggering statistics each year!!!! Children accidentally shooting them selves because they are ... what did you say??? Oafs... bumbling ??? Accident prone!!!! Wow you are unbelievable! You do understand how a mother places her Child’s safety FIRST.. and a GUN statistically places that child into harms way... right? Not because of the mother, but because of the child! Jesus!
@@tamarathompson4539 Why because of the child? Is the child responsible for that gun or the mother/owner of that gun? My child has never accidentally shot himself, not when he was 1, not when he was 8, not now when he's 10. Why? Because guns don't fire on their own, they can't move on their own, so unless I, the parent, allow it to put my child in harms way, it doesn't. Ironically, we had an armed home invader who broke into our home when he was 3, that gun prevented the intruder from harming my child when I yelled that I was armed and would use it to protect myself and my child if they entered any further into our home. Can you guess what they did? They left, fast. Can you guess what they would have done had I yelled out that I had pepper spray and would use it, or yelled I had a knife and would use it? You people have the same arguments when it comes to police, you see one bad officer and make a blanket statement about all of them. You advocate defunding police, but they're the first people you call when you need help...
Hey young mothers not going to take $700 money that they have their are f****** welfare Queens they got all the money that they need so don't give me that f****** b******* cuz those f****** young mothers that have multiple kids from different fathers they get child support to get her to get every f****** penny that is up there on the f****** streets don't give me that s*** about the $700
When I took my firearm test I always wonder why that you can buy a rifle at age 18 but can’t buy a handgun until your 21?? Just doesn’t make any sense.
Because handguns are more conceilable and account for over 80% of gun homicides in the US even when they are illegal for 18-20 year olds which are more likely to commit a crime then 21+ year olds. There is some logic to it, but personally I think all guns should be available at 18.
"we live in an era where it feels like evil can go unaccounted for"....yes, like how the NRA thinks people should respect trump after all the shit he's done? the fact that trump is still not in prison for all the shit he's done?
Trump has done what exactly? All of seen is abunch of lies that never go nowhere. As for the NRA they are the only ones in the way of idiots like you. And that pisses you off!
@KrissieFox (Christina) block all you want! That's the problem with stupid ppl. When the lie gets exposed your pissed off. Truth is the media and democrats depend on your ignorance to spread the lies.
i don't know what country your in but not in US.. They absolutely do not start to recruit anybody actively until they are a senior in High School which 17 is that and they cannot sign the papers until 18 anyways. And no you cannot be 17 to join its 18. I don't know where you get your info from.
did you go through school because if you read what I said " senior in High School which 17" and they do not recruit at all grade levels.. come on man only High school age kids does a "recruiter" come in and talk to the kids.. that isn't recruitment.. its only recruitment if they get you to enlist.. I just had 3 of my 4 kids go through High school and one almost signed up then changed his mind but the signing wasn't presented to him until his final semester of his senior year which btw he was already 18 and could have signed it on his own by then.. definition of recruitment is "the action of enlisting new people in the armed forces." Wikipedia
Giovanni pacheco it's not invalid. Your comment is not valid. The point is they are still allowed to voluntarily join, we put weapons in their hands then would tell them they can't touch but them when they get out.
What is scary is Trump sycophants' deafening silence on Trump's scary TYRANNICAL STUNTS throughout his campaign. In 2016 Trump incited NRA rally gun nuts to assassinate Secretary Clinton to stop her from taking their guns and raping 2nd amendment. Not once but multiple times. Trump, Dana, Javanka all approve by sheer willful deafness and muteness. Dana admit it. Dana, NRA, Republicans, gun stock owners, and Trump clan LOVE MASS SHOOTING.
What if there were no guns available to the general public? More than one county has zero gun policies...and have no mass shootings. No one owns guns. No one but police. No one. Look at Japan. Period. End of discussion.
I do not understand why "young adults in America" would feel the need to be armed in order to protect themselves and feel safe if they live on their own. Everywhere else in the developed world young adults, including me, live by themselves outside of their homes and nobody that I know personally nor I, owns or feels the need to own a gun to protect themselves.
Because there's a possibility someone could break into their home. Low percentage of it but still a possibility. If it does happen, you're not going to want to hide in fear, you're going to want the means to protect yourself and a firearm is the best method of protection. Going at a criminal with nonlethals could cost you your life.
America is not the only place in the world where break ins happen!! They certainly happen where I live too. The difference is that nobody has a gun here. Why do you rely on a 300 year old law, times change. People thought marital rape was not a crime under the common law until 1960's. The second amendment is seriously out of line with reality and was not designed to be the law in the 21st century.
I agree. I don’t know anybody who owns a gun. There’s break-ins where I live, of course there are, but I live in a country where hardly anyone has a gun. Including the robbers!! So it would never occur to me to have one just because I live alone. That might feel normal in America, but to people living in other countries without guns it is truly shocking.
Joseph Pleimann How so because she believes in gun rights? Okay. I know many people who do t believe in gun rights that are really horrible people. But I guess anyone who does not agree with you is a horrible person. She is fight for many people rights. This is a serious issue you should be passionate when things matter. Have you ever done the same? Probably not?
@Robert Caffarella Yea in third world countries but not in normal counties. Here in Australia we haven't had a mass shooting in 20 years since the full gun ban. And our murder rate is tiny compared to yours. We have similar violent crimes though just they don't end in murder cause its hard to kill someone with out a gun. Go figure lol
Thats just another reason why im for robotcars. Damn, imagine them as an electric car pool, which you can order via phone to your location, no matter if you are sober or not to drive you safely to any location. Btw, you are pointing out a good argument for a nation-wide gun-license.
The law - which gives you that right - says "well regulated". Every right comes with a responsibility. So, i see no problem here with a license. Or are even toddlers allowed to own guns?
john Mullholand why do people in our country value constitutional rights over basic human rights? Americans have an odd obsession with the US constitution which is rather outdated. Everything in the constitution is and can be regulated and has exceptions, which the 2nd amendment isn't exempt from.
Should someone nominate Dana Loesch for some form of position within the communications advisory at the White House? Her ability to completely avoid the question, avoid anything negative about her position, and blame anyone and everyone, is legendary...
Ok, 2nd amend, 2nd amend, now you have people saying it's 'God-given' right (didn't know God wrote the Constitution) Just watched some 'militia' types in Minnesota go on about the 'god given 2nd. How they must be prepared to fight tyranny. Well, I just don't think they're as committed to, say, the 14th (civil rights) In fact, I'll bet if you asked, they'd say racial equality was an 'opinion', not a constitutional right.
People can own a handgun to protect themselves. But not a semiautomatic gun that is used to kill people. Those guns are only for police and military officials, not the public.
semis can be thinline, compact vs. revolvers that are harder to conceal, but even they are semis, so u want what, only single shot guns for the good people while the criminals carry semis? why weaken the good people vs. the bad who will get the best u need to read THE HELLER CASE, the people should be able to have what the cops have at least and up to some military level - not sure where that is...
Jesus! Stop bringing up Obama every time you have a problem. It's getting really tiresome. The NRA has been f'ing around with this issue for 40 years. Stop the BS!
@@ericpl7227 The "communist liberal party" (as you so foolishly refer to them) has been criticizing Trump for the past three years because...and you may want to sit down for this...Trump has been president for the past three years (You remember, he won in 2016). He's the head cheese in the White House. It's not a difficult concept. So Trump and his party really need to stop the BS and stop bringing up Obama every time they have a problem.
It's their responcibility to reopen mental healthcare facilities, add guards around schools and targeted places and ban gun-free zones that make locations like schools and churches targeted by psuchos, NOT intrude on people's second amendment rights.
@@newwaveinfantry8362 the second amendment is old and outdated and needs to be repealed in the same manner of the 18th. It has nothing to do with defending against tyranny, it's about keeping a "well regulated militia" which is a concept completely nullified by our current armed forces. We don't need it anymore, especially when people are going on shooting sprees on a seemingly daily basis in our country. You would rather your child's school resemble something of a prison with armed guards and steel bars on doors than you would give up your right to own an AR15.
@@bigmikeystyle The second amendment is not outdated. Quite the opposite, it's almost prophetic. Prior to its writing there was almost no precedent for democracy, let allone democracy being overthrown by dictators who did so by instituting gun control, yet since then it has happened too many times to count. It happened in Weimar Germany, it happened in Italy, it happened in Russia (although it's not like the previous government was democratic, it just wasn't communist), Cuba, Venezuela, Uganda, Philippines, Cambodia, etc. the 20th century was marked with the rise of one tyranny after another and one thing they have in common is that they confiscated weapons from all the citizens that they distrusted, in order to stifle rebellion and to not be overthrown. Things like this still happen today. Tyranny is always just one complacent generation away and the threat of tyranny will never be outdated.
@@newwaveinfantry8362 the fact you think there was no precedent for democracy shows your total ignorance of history in general, and plays in to the stereotype of the ignorant american who thinks the world revolves around us. Things like ancient roman senators or the magna carta are completely lost on you, aren't they? The second amendment was intended to keep an active military for the benefit of the government, not to overthrow it.
@@bigmikeystyle 1) I'm not American. 2) I said almost. Greek, Roman and British democracies would hardly be considered such today. 3) The magna carta defines juditial rights. It has nothing to do with democracy. Democracy wasn't even a concept in XIII century England and Wales. It worked within the context of feudalism, not democracy. 4) False. The second amendment was written for overthrowing and intimidating government that want to infringe on the rest of the bill of rights. The constitution was written right after a civilian army beat the British, who supressed public criticism, sent soldiers to people's homes, confiscated objects from people arbitrarily, tortured people into speaking without trial, etc. And thus the founding fathers decided to write a document preserving the rights of the people so that somethign like this could never happen again, thus they wrote amendments preserving free speech, stating that soldiers cannot stay at people's homes against their will, law enforcement cannot search and seize without a proper cause, people have a right to remain silent, people have a right to a fair and speedy trial, cruel and unusual punishment is forbidden, etc. and in order to preserve those rights, the second amendment was added so that the people can form a militia (a civilian army) in order to maintain the security of a free state.
I note for the factual record that CNN has not retracted their stories. Turns out, the Florida killer did NOT use an ‘assault weapon’, nor any ‘high capacity magazines’.
I have to admit if there is one guy at CNN that I like, it is Anderson Cooper. He was very fair with his questions for Dana, not hostile or jumpy like how so many in the media are.👍👏
Kefi C that's true as fuck he only has the opinion of the last person he spoke with and it's just so trust man with not vison moral can at the wheel can be turned anyway see fit and company around him is scary
Why isn't anyone talking about training and testing required to buy firearms? Assault weapons, handguns, all of em...why isn't this the conversation? Arbitrary age limits don't make any sense to me. And then you get into the whole military age, drinking age, handgun age, etc...and arbitrary age limits start to make even less sense. But check it out, it's like the old argument that's made regarding driver's licenses...you have the power to hurt, maim, and even kill people with a car, so there's training required, testing, and insurance you need to buy, all that...but you can buy a machine designed to kill as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time, and all you gotta do is walk in and plop down some cash. How does that make any sense?
Joey D i agree completley there should be a course u gotta take on gun safety and how to use it safely and then a mental checj and rigorous background checj and once u pass the test then u get ur license or permit and u can buy whatever gun you want
I think that would be a great idea! Listen so I live in NJ, state laws mandates an application, 2 non-related references, employment references, finger prints, background check and then if you pass you get the permit to purchase. Then before you purchase they do another background check at point of sale...why isn't this required country wide? I am in the process of obtaining my purchasing permit and then I will be taking a training class run by a state trooper, not required but makes sense to do. This is all stuff that should be made mandatory across the country. NJ also makes you obtain a new permit for each handgun you intend to buy.
As a gun owner I agree. However, the heart of the second Amendment is against Gov. Tyranny. I don't trust the gov. To fairly implement proper gun "training". Would the black Panthers be able to get a gun back in the 80s with a very corrupt LAPD. I know I support their right too.
TheDarkerKnight well in NJ they don't have gun shows I believe but I could be wrong. You can go buy a gun from some dude in the ghetto tho so at the end of the day if someone wants to do harm they will find a way no matter what the law says. heroin isn't legal but people OD off that every day.
loadz03, you think gun owners can defend against government tyranny? How exactly? How could a relatively few small arms held by a dispersed populace ever hope to be a match against the most advanced and powerful military in the history of mankind?
I heard the president mention different ages for different guns, but I did not hear him say the one age should be raised. Personally, I'm teaching my 5 year old to shoot.
The shooter will find out which teacher has a gun and kill them first, and it's unlikely that a teacher with a pistol is going to bumrush a shooter carrying an AR-15.
Benjamin Buckley in Tennessee our college teachers are allowed to carry. They don't even have to inform the school president. Noway a shooter can find out. Everyone knows you just don't rush a shooter. Anyone who ever uses a gun will tell you the prime time to strike back is when the shooter is reloading.
That Ducking Banana The good guy with a gun scenario is a Hollywood fiction, everyone thinks they're John McLane until shit gets real and then they fake bone spurs to get out of the fight.
Benjamin Buckley all you have to do is a quick Google search to find out that is not true. Almost all people who conceal carry in those scenarios successful stop the situation. Again. It works here and everywhere else.
tollav do you even realise how your argument contradicts itself? Murders wont follow rules, so firearms should be illegal. Seriously sit with that logic for a minute and get back to me.
I'm not asking I'm begging everyone involved, PLEASE look into the reality of illegal weapons. I'm under the impression that most people involved in the entire gun control community must have always lived in a gated community. You have no clue what goes on in impoverished areas.
"its not fair to punish the innocent, we cant do anything that affects the law - abiding citizens" meanwhile my black ass getting stopped search and frisked because i match the description multiple times a week, while not even having a description. none of this aged well..
Twisted country is a better fit. You got the NRA, and you got the gun grabbers. Nothing in the middle. There is 5 million members in the NRA. How many adults live in this country. More than 5 million right? How does those 5 million US citizens garner so much hatred. The Sheriffs Department , Department of Children and Families in Florida, and the FBI did not enforce the law that are already on the books. Law Enforcement is under no obligation to put their lives in danger to save any fellow citizen. That is a Supreme Court ruling I am not a member of the NRA. I am a Vietnam Veteran. You want to throw some hate my way also? How about getting out of The War on Terrorism. Being a warlike country doesn't help with any kind of gun control. This country is out of control. It's our entire corrupt government that is the Main Problem. Going to the polls will not save us. You still have the bureaucrats that are running this country.
Yes!!!! I think if you are old enough to join the military and die for your country,then you are old enough to have a handgun and an”assault weapon”.....🙄.....(which by the way “assault weapon” was coined by Adolf Hitler....so ya)
This rhetoric is breathtaking. The idea that not allowing 18 year olds to own an assault rifle is 'punishing them' and 'taking away their liberty' is being put forward by the official representative of a huge, wealthy, immensely powerful organisation is exactly why the US is in the mess that it is.
I know plenty of folks, myself included who live alone... I don't know anybody who can't even conceive the notion of not having a firearm to "protect" themselves.. What kind of enemies do you have ?
Brad Anderson it's paranoia. No one is interested in breaking into these rural homes yet they make it out to be like they own personal Waco happening around the clock. Maybe putting down the meth would help.
Creep MFer- What the fuck is your deal ? I'm not particularly privileged and I don't live in the suburbs... I don't give a rats ass what color anyone is.. and frankly your attitude does nothing but inflame the issue... I'm a retired healthcare worker and a musician for Christ sake.. (Nazi?) My comment was aimed at That Vaampire bitch Dana Loesch ..who I'm quite certain did NOT live in a fucking war zone.. Take your preconceived baseless notions and your lame attitude and go fuck yourself...
Freein TX.. I'm not relying on anyone... least wise you. Hell, you would love to see me shot. WTF . Contrary to popular belief, not everybody in Texas owns a gun. Christ, you make it sound Like I'm some kind of burden on your society because I don't want a gun... If I did own a gun, I'm not entirely convinced I could shoot anybody if I was intruded upon.. I think you guys are way amped on alpha dog testosterone ... The NRA is interested in one thing and one thing only... They want EVERYONE to buy guns... And you guys are like yippie !!! finally I can shoot somebody and get away with it. Our fake president will fall.. and you will not get your wish. Then what? you'll take to the streets and create more mayhem.. Nice.
I live in Australia and all I know I have never once felt unsafe about being hurt my a gun. No one feels the need to own a gun (unless for hunting purposes) to protect themselves because there aren’t other people who own guns that can potentially harm us. Yes, it is the “person” who’s creating the murder and deaths not the gun. However when people don’t have access to a gun, so are forced to use a another object to kill such as a knife, it decreases there chances on and likelihood on creating mass destruction. A person with a knife that has intentions to murder, can’t continue to stab people to death without people being able to run away and people being about to restrain them. However a gun can continue shooting killing many people, with difficulty of escaping. It’s the gun allowing easier access to these deranged people to kill compared to other weapons that can create harm. End of story I’m a teen in Australia who has never felt scared in my life because of guns. No one feels obliged to need a gun to protect themselves since there is no people with guns to protect ourselves from. People can decide to use guns for there own crazy reasons years after legally obtaining the weapon. Anyway, if America had laws like Australia does with Guns, most teens would feel the same way I do when going to school. Which is SAFE. People walking on the street wouldn’t feel the need to obtain a gun, because the feel SAFE. Isn’t that what we all want?
It's just mind boggling to think that you need a gun to feel safe when you are teen. Then again, I don't live in US but I just feel bad that you need gun when you're teen like this woman says. I know she's NRA spokesperson so maybe she's raised in fear. I just don't know...
My dad and I have been trying to find loopholes so I can have a gun in my car. I do not feel safe on college campus without some sort of protection. For Christmas on my 14th birthday I got pepper spray, a knife, one of the alarm keychains, and a coin purse that doubles as a weapon to hit people with. This is not ok that a 14 year old girl needs this!
They are talking about people over 18 20s and all not a 14 year old who are much different. You might as well say it's mind boggling for everyone babies to old age to want a gun to feel safe.
I was raised on the north side of Minneapolis (not Chicago by any stretch but still wild af), I moved out of my moms when I was sixteen (she had to co-sign) and I paid my own bills, went to hood ass house parties and that wild shit and NEVER felt like I needed a gun. That gang statement is neither here nor there. I do feel like females need some type of protection but it’s also situational awareness. Don’t be walking all hours of the night solo, looking at ur phones & not peeping what’s popping around u! U don’t come across gangs in the burbs. Yes shit happens but for the most part, as long as ur not out talkin shit tryin to be some tough ass, cats will leave u alone! Especially if ur in a group and aware of who’s out around u.