Dr. Tom Kottke

I mean, you know, competitive trap shooting and because their first their first order is safety and respecting what you know, what that firearm can do.

I mean, you know, competitive trap shooting and because their first their first order is safety and respecting what you know, what that firearm can do.

Absolutely. I would absolutely not buy a kid a replica gun, you know, like a like, you know, one that shoots ping pong balls. Fine. You know, nobody's going to mistake that. But a replica gun can get your child killed.

Absolutely. I would absolutely not buy a kid a replica gun, you know, like a like, you know, one that shoots ping pong balls. Fine. You know, nobody's going to mistake that. But a replica gun can get your child killed.

because um they pull it up and it happened and i think cincinnati it was cleveland or cincinnati kids on a swing has a replica gun the sheriff or a police officer comes roaring up uh says drop it in three six you know three seconds later or 10 seconds later fills them full of uh uh lead and yeah you know and and so i think you know and and that's the other thing you

because um they pull it up and it happened and i think cincinnati it was cleveland or cincinnati kids on a swing has a replica gun the sheriff or a police officer comes roaring up uh says drop it in three six you know three seconds later or 10 seconds later fills them full of uh uh lead and yeah you know and and so i think you know and and that's the other thing you

I would not carry myself personally a gun because you read the newspaper and all the dumb things people do with their guns in the heat of the moment. Anthony, do you have an opinion about that?

I would not carry myself personally a gun because you read the newspaper and all the dumb things people do with their guns in the heat of the moment. Anthony, do you have an opinion about that?

Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Makes things salient to people. Yeah.

Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Makes things salient to people. Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, Anthony's absolutely right. And one of the problems is that the NRA, funded by the gun industry, uh manufacturers the firearm manufacturers has uh convinced uh the american public that they're safer with a gun than without one it and that's only that's only about the last 20 years but it is now true and during covid i mean covid was great for um gun sales um and and uh

Yeah, I mean, Anthony's absolutely right. And one of the problems is that the NRA, funded by the gun industry, uh manufacturers the firearm manufacturers has uh convinced uh the american public that they're safer with a gun than without one it and that's only that's only about the last 20 years but it is now true and during covid i mean covid was great for um gun sales um and and uh

A pistol for the average American is really, it's more a talisman than a safety device because the data are clear. You have a firearm in your household. The life expectancy of everyone that lives in that household is shorter than if you did not have. It may be

A pistol for the average American is really, it's more a talisman than a safety device because the data are clear. You have a firearm in your household. The life expectancy of everyone that lives in that household is shorter than if you did not have. It may be

Like a case when I lived in Rochester where the granddaughter came home late, despite the fact that the grandparents said, oh, if somebody tries to break in, we're going to lock ourselves in the bedroom and call the police. They did. They fired through the back door, hitting their granddaughter in the stomach. She lived, but may have ended up with a colostomy for the rest of her life.

Like a case when I lived in Rochester where the granddaughter came home late, despite the fact that the grandparents said, oh, if somebody tries to break in, we're going to lock ourselves in the bedroom and call the police. They did. They fired through the back door, hitting their granddaughter in the stomach. She lived, but may have ended up with a colostomy for the rest of her life.

Um, I think one of the, you know, we know that volunteerism being a volunteer improves, uh, happiness, eudaimonic wellbeing. And I think for people who have the time to, to, to mentor young men in particular, to give them, uh, uh, both like Anthony talked about his mentor that changed his life. Mentoring changed, uh, having mentors for me changed my life. Um,

Um, I think one of the, you know, we know that volunteerism being a volunteer improves, uh, happiness, eudaimonic wellbeing. And I think for people who have the time to, to, to mentor young men in particular, to give them, uh, uh, both like Anthony talked about his mentor that changed his life. Mentoring changed, uh, having mentors for me changed my life. Um,

and teaching, identifying for young men what they want to do, giving them opportunity, and then also helping them think through what does a fire carrying do for me? Because in many of our subcultures in the States, you have to carry. And like they talked about, it's really an urbanist arms race. Okay, the other guy's got a bump stock, I need a bump stock, that kind of stuff.

and teaching, identifying for young men what they want to do, giving them opportunity, and then also helping them think through what does a fire carrying do for me? Because in many of our subcultures in the States, you have to carry. And like they talked about, it's really an urbanist arms race. Okay, the other guy's got a bump stock, I need a bump stock, that kind of stuff.