Did you know?
- Finland has the world's third highest gun ownership
- 56 guns per 100 people
- the law permits 15-year-olds to buy guns if they have parental consent
Scary facts. Why would they even allow 15-year-olds to own a gun? Just because Finland has a long tradition of hunting, doesn't mean that such young teenagers can own a gun because gun is not just a PSP or a NDS. Guns are not TOYS, and teenagers are just not mature enough to own something that can kill. Also, teenagers are very emotional sometimes, and if they can't control their anger, they can do something really stupid - pull that trigger and BANG! someone might just die within a second, because of that stupid thought. Moreover, teenagers are curious. Maybe they just want to try out their new 'toy' and not think about the consequences - that's DANGEROUS.
Therefore, I believe that gun control in Finland MUST be tightened as soon as possible. After last year's school massacre, the government did not tighten the law or anything and allowed another school massacre incident happen. And that took more innocent lives.
- the law permits 15-year-olds to buy guns if they have parental consent
Scary facts. Why would they even allow 15-year-olds to own a gun? Just because Finland has a long tradition of hunting, doesn't mean that such young teenagers can own a gun because gun is not just a PSP or a NDS. Guns are not TOYS, and teenagers are just not mature enough to own something that can kill. Also, teenagers are very emotional sometimes, and if they can't control their anger, they can do something really stupid - pull that trigger and BANG! someone might just die within a second, because of that stupid thought. Moreover, teenagers are curious. Maybe they just want to try out their new 'toy' and not think about the consequences - that's DANGEROUS.
Therefore, I believe that gun control in Finland MUST be tightened as soon as possible. After last year's school massacre, the government did not tighten the law or anything and allowed another school massacre incident happen. And that took more innocent lives.
1 comment:
HELLO MEGA TOE.
Generally, I do agree with your point of view that the Finland government without a doubt should tighten their law on gun control. It is very appalling how people of such a young age are allowed to own a gun, someone's who's so immature and don't know what they are doing most of the time. However, I do think that the problem is more than that. Tightening the gun control law (e.g. by raising the age limit of which a person could own a guy) would help, but it would only be to a certain extent. The 22 year old who shot 10 people dead in Finland had planned this for 6 YEARS! That's a REALLY long time. People who are sick-minded doesn't treat time as an issue, they're depressed and angry, they could wait for so long and continue to be persistent. When it comes to these cases, raising the age limit won't really help. Government or schools should put a bigger effort in consulting the students, any people that are angry and distressed. The root of the problem isn't a loose gun control, but the mental state of the people.
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