Every human should have the right to clean water, and every baby should have the right to immunization. (Did you know that six million people die every year from the Global ATM-- AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria?)
Gay people should have the same rights as straight people, including the right to be married.
Hand guns should be illegal to own. Here are some statistics from Physicians for Social Responsibility:
There are over 30,000 gun related deaths a year in the US; firearm injuries cost $100 billion a year, and firearm injuries epidemic is ten times larger than the polio epidemic of the first half of this century.
You think guns are used for self defense? They are four times more likely to be involved in an unintentional shooting, seven times more likely to be used in a criminal assault or homicide, and eleven times more likely to be used to commit or attempt a suicide.
In 72 percent of unintentional deaths and injuries, suicide, and suicide attempts of 0-19 year olds, the firearm was stored in the residence of the victim, a relative, or a friend. Over half of all firearm deaths are suicides.
When your kids go over a friend's house to play, forget what movies they'll watch-- do you know if there is an unlocked gun there? About 40% of US homes have at least one gun and 48% of gun homes with children do not regularly make sure they are safely locked.
Most nations do not allow citizens to have guns, and are shocked by the gun violence in the US.
Hope your gun is locked in that trailor :) |
