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I'm a Jersey kid. I can't vote. Here's what you can do about gun violence
Newark Star-Ledger ^ | March 23, 2018 | Zachery Dougherty

Posted on 03/24/2018 6:11:01 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

Kids are typically expected to take a back seat when it comes to national politics and policy, but with what's going on right now that cannot happen any longer. I'm 16 years old, I'm a junior high school student, I cannot vote. That does not mean I can't do anything. It's time for students, everywhere, across the country, whether you're in a blue state or red state, to get involved, to speak up in your own local communities. It's time that students have this conversation at the dinner table with their parents and let them know that enough is enough!

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: adult; ar15; exploitation; guncontrol; guns; pressure; teachers; zotbait
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1 posted on 03/24/2018 6:11:01 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I need a lecture from a kid about grown up responsibilities?

Thanks but no thanks.


2 posted on 03/24/2018 6:16:11 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Notice how nobody talks about the sick/mentally ill people who actually shot up people. It is as if the gun just walked into the schools and shot itself. If the mentally ill/evil don’t have a gun they will use a knife, maybe a bomb or how about a car or an axe.


3 posted on 03/24/2018 6:16:49 PM PDT by funfan
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Kids should ask ‘why are kids my age going around shooting up schools?’


4 posted on 03/24/2018 6:17:14 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

HAy, cupcake...

Most of the “shooters” are kids...you know - **just like you**.

So, quit bullying your classmates. Stop picking on smaller kiddos.

And pull up your pants and pay attention in class!!


5 posted on 03/24/2018 6:17:22 PM PDT by ASOC (Having humility really means one is rarely humiliated)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

We need brainwashed kid control.


6 posted on 03/24/2018 6:17:55 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
Here's what you can do about violence,"Jersey Boy"...don't engage in it.And if you see any,call the police.

Also,you can work to repeal the 2nd Amendment if you have any spare time.

7 posted on 03/24/2018 6:18:02 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
let them know that enough is enough!

OK, I promise not to shoot anyone. Going on well over 50 years of gun ownership and have shot anyone yet.

8 posted on 03/24/2018 6:18:06 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Is the kid able to tell the functional difference between a rifle and a shotgun or distinguish between rim and centre fire? Is he able to briefly describe or sketch the firearms laws particular to his state and even municipality? I would ask youths these questions before engaging them in a debate on the subject.


9 posted on 03/24/2018 6:18:47 PM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

“This conversation around the dinner table.” Right out of the Democrat phrasebook.


10 posted on 03/24/2018 6:19:12 PM PDT by JennysCool
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Far more kids are killed by driving and texting.

Maybe we should raise the driving age to 21 and not allow kids to have cell phones.

That should be the dinner conversation that occurs.


11 posted on 03/24/2018 6:21:05 PM PDT by crusher2013 (.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Dear 16yo, It’s not the parents who are shooting up schools. It’s your brothers and sisters and their friends. Maybe it’s time to start telling your parents what your brother or sister is up to when they go out ‘hang out’ with their friends. And then your parents can be safe, too.


12 posted on 03/24/2018 6:21:06 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

When I was 14, my Dad bought a WWII vintage M1 Carbine and a 15 and a 30 round magazine for me. He also gave me $5.00 to go down to the Army surplus store to buy 200 rounds of surplus Lake City ammunition in a couple of bandoleers so we could take it to the range.
He was issued the same type of rifle in WWII. I still have that rifle made by IBM in 1943.
So far, it hasn’t jumped out of storage and killed or hurt anyone.


13 posted on 03/24/2018 6:22:56 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
How is rendering good people defenseless supposed to reduce crime?

14 posted on 03/24/2018 6:23:49 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
stop bullying the other quiet kids...

befriend the kids that seem to be friendless...

stop watching violent movies or tv and don't buy any of it...

stop playing violent video games..and don't buy any of it....

stop listening to violent music and don't buy any of it...

pray...

15 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:02 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Inyo-Mono

Did you accidentally leave the word “not” out of your post?

I know it’s a teensy little word but sometimes it makes a difference.


16 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:10 PM PDT by Eagle Forgotten
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
Guns are part of culture. And no one is trying to say to eliminate the Second Amendment, or "take away their guns!" That's not what we're saying.

Lie. And that is why we tell you twits to piss off.

17 posted on 03/24/2018 6:24:46 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: GuavaCheesePuff
The child is clueless. That's why he is a minor and cannot vote. He has neither the knowledge nor experience to make informed decisions. His opinion is not credible and his voice is nothing but noise. He literally has no say in adult matters and should remain silent.

When he reaches his majority he will have a say in these matters. Regrettably, the way he is going, his stance will be wrong. His voice will have to be countered.

The appalling part about this child's spouting is that it highlights the left’s politicizing our school children. This is outrageous! Unless countered, the nation cannot survive this lunacy.

18 posted on 03/24/2018 6:25:14 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

When they stop eating Tide Pods, we can talk with our kids about adulthood.


19 posted on 03/24/2018 6:25:33 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Hey kid,
Press hard in you studies
Keep your nose clean
Do lots of pull ups
Do lots of sit ups
Run a lot
Read
Graduate
Engage with the Marine Corp recruiter at the earliest opportunity.
Enlist
Learn how the real world operates
Successfully complete an enlistment with a good conduct.
Congrats!
Then we can talk.


20 posted on 03/24/2018 6:25:44 PM PDT by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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