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Jenoch

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43. My brother has three boys

Wed May 1, 2013, 09:12 PM

May 2013

now ages 18, 21, and 23. They all got .22 rifles as infants. This is not a joke. After each son was born, he went out and bought them a .22 rifle. Those rifles are still in the gun safe. I don't think any of them got to shoot their rifles until they were 8 - 10 years old and then they went to the police shooting range outside of town to shoot. My brother also has taught the MNDNR gun safety program for over 20 years. Each son went along with his dad for several years to those gun safety sessions. By the time they were 12 and old enough so they needed the gun safety permit, they knew the material so well they probably could have taught the class. The point is, a child never really owns his own gun. It needs to be locked up and then only brought out with proper adult supervision.

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WTF? No, seriously, WTF? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 OP

Too bad the gun didn't come with a flak jacket and helmet for sissy! peace13 May 2013 #1

its a case of dumb parents, my six year old has her own .22 but its kept locked up until i take her loli phabay May 2013 #2

With all due respect, your 6 year old doesn't need a gun, either. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #7

i respect your opinion, i just disagree. part of it is as there are weapons around her this takes a loli phabay May 2013 #8

Do her friends' parents know tblue May 2013 #13

+1 SunSeeker May 2013 #16

I guess you missed the locked up part. obxhead May 2013 #20

When my child was young, I asked. tblue May 2013 #39

i got no problem with parents asking and no issue if they are uncomfortable about it loli phabay May 2013 #44

And he's proud of it. tblue May 2013 #46

pretty much everybody has guns in the mountains and they see me carrying every day so expect loli phabay May 2013 #25

Bullshit. I'm from the mountains. morningfog May 2013 #28

and no one around you has guns i find that hard to believe. everybody i know hunts or deals with va loli phabay May 2013 #31

You said pretty much everyone. Not the same as no one. morningfog May 2013 #32

yup pretty much everybody i know has guns in their home, i can think of only one family who dont loli phabay May 2013 #35

Tell me where you live tblue May 2013 #40

its called rural america, its a big place thats hard to miss. loli phabay May 2013 #42

Oh, you're THAT GUY. LOL morningfog May 2013 #47

in some ways yes, i open carry as part of my profession, and conceal off duty. loli phabay May 2013 #50

Right... Pelican May 2013 #86

Does a 6-year old have the hand eye coordination for that? caseymoz May 2013 #21

she has one of the small .22 and shes pretty good with it. sometimes she has difficulty with the bo loli phabay May 2013 #30

I hope we don't end up reading about your family in the paper. Jesus, how stupid. morningfog May 2013 #33

Dear morningfog, tblue May 2013 #45

Sounds like you've got a lot of confidence in her caseymoz May 2013 #64

i have confidence in her how else will she be able to become all that she can otherwise loli phabay May 2013 #65

My hat's off to you!... but why'd you wait so long? yoyossarian May 2013 #88

lol great snark. bravo loli phabay May 2013 #89

Someone actually said the thing about arming fetuses... dogknob May 2013 #91

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #37

wow im honoured by your post, dont really care either way what you think as i just disagree loli phabay May 2013 #38

You gave far more than the respect due. morningfog May 2013 #29

I wouldn't give a 6-yr old a BB gun! Bake May 2013 #80

autopsy photos? desertdevil May 2013 #19

why the need when she has seen the effects on various animals. she gets it, some kids might not. loli phabay May 2013 #26

Oh SNAP! tblue May 2013 #69

Wow! NO parent of the year award for you. That is fucking stupid. morningfog May 2013 #27

I respectfully submit … 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #56

i disagree, she knows not to touch fire, or get to close to drops or to approach dogs loli phabay May 2013 #58

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #59

1StrongBlackMan, tblue May 2013 #68

I was never taught by my parents how to kill anything. Lint Head May 2013 #3

I was never taught by parents to kill anything. RebelOne May 2013 #6

Same here. I teach my kid to love tblue May 2013 #14

So? Vegan or hypocrit? TheMadMonk May 2013 #60

Or kills animals for sport, just for the thrill of the kill. Ikonoklast May 2013 #61

Not what I said. And I've got no time for such A-wipes. TheMadMonk May 2013 #62

I. DO. NOT. EAT. MEAT. tblue May 2013 #67

NOT. YOU! Please get some reading comprehension lessons. TheMadMonk May 2013 #84

Ya know. tblue May 2013 #85

Which part of I haven't used a gun since childhood did you miss? TheMadMonk May 2013 #87

I don't eat meat. tblue May 2013 #66

You know what else is shocking? laundry_queen May 2013 #23

what you were taught was one part of gun safety, the old dont touch tell an adult loli phabay May 2013 #36

I was taught much more than that. laundry_queen May 2013 #41

Well, hoping that you and your family Crunchy Frog May 2013 #83

My dad (rest his soul) taught me NEVER TO TOUCH HIS GUN. Bake May 2013 #82

And no charges because no negligence. OMG. A loaded gun within reach of a baby! DevonRex May 2013 #4

The parents will be living the rest of their lifes with this mistake. kimbutgar May 2013 #5

Thanks for that marions ghost May 2013 #10

You have to be one of the dumbest motherfuckers in the world to Arctic Dave May 2013 #9

Whatever you do, don't question the wisdom of giving firearms to grade-schoolers Orrex May 2013 #11

The boy was in nursery school at the time, he was 4! Jennicut May 2013 #12

Couldn't agree more. florida08 May 2013 #15

In answer to your question: Yes, they are out of their mind. baldguy May 2013 #17

Maybe my parenting is out of whack eissa May 2013 #18

+1,000,000 laundry_queen May 2013 #24

actually the boy was 4 years old when they gave him the gun magical thyme May 2013 #22

Sad for the boy, who will live with this. And for his little sister who won't. peacebird May 2013 #34

At least it was their kid tblue May 2013 #48

sad all around, but the parents should face criminal charges for their negligence. peacebird May 2013 #49

What kind of country tblue May 2013 #53

Its the same one Robyn66 May 2013 #90

My brother has three boys Jenoch May 2013 #43

Nothing wrong with teaching kids gun safety & giving them guns. But the parents are responsible peacebird May 2013 #51

I don't understand why anyone would Jenoch May 2013 #54

I do not disagree with your brothers approach. I do still think these parents should face criminal peacebird May 2013 #55

I agree with you. Jenoch May 2013 #57

Running out to buy a gun to commemorate a child's birth seems strange and displaced. Hoyt May 2013 #77

You are correct. Those other things could be done. Have you done them? Jenoch May 2013 #78

God, guns and babies liberal N proud May 2013 #52

I didn't get my son his first 22/410 combo until he was 6. ileus May 2013 #63

Why so late? Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #70

I have a friend the youtubed his 3yo ileus May 2013 #71

How precious!!!! Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #72

It was a pretty cute father daughter moment ileus May 2013 #73

So sweet, so precious! Puppies and flowers and shit! Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #75

LOL! Politicalboi May 2013 #79

When I was growing up, each kid got to stalk and kill their own bear jmg257 May 2013 #74

After my father died CountAllVotes May 2013 #76

Who? Americans. Americans who do things out of Spite. maxsolomon May 2013 #81