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posted by
Taveren:
I own a shotgun (for fun) and am hardly anti firearm in any way shape or form but I still find the protection argument pretty hilarious. If a person owns a gun for protection he is potentially willing to take a life to protect himself and his loved ones but if he isn't CPR certified (or AED trained) he can't save his loved ones (or a bystander) from cardiac arrest or help if someone stops breathing. If you live in the country it becomes even more important as help is even further away.
The idea that people know more about fire arm ownership than CPR is pretty terrifying.
i have to disagree, as a fire medic, most scenes i encounter I see CPR being done by a bystander, I guess its all about where you live, but here in Minneapolis id say roughly more than 75% of the time CPR is being done by a bystander, correctly aswell. we have community ed programs that teach CPR for free though, im not liberal but i support the idea of free CPR classes.
