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In reply to the discussion: Ryan outfits 10 yr old daughter with deer-hunting gear (gave her rifle as gift at age 9) [View all]ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)19. Nothing wrong with it if it is done safely.
Many schools have rules about what props are allowed in the yearbook photos, but other than that....
How does posing with a handgun differ from posing with a rifle? Some kids are good at IPSC-type competitions.
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Ryan outfits 10 yr old daughter with deer-hunting gear (gave her rifle as gift at age 9) [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Sep 2012
OP
Can teaching children how to kill & desensitizing them to it be considered child abuse?
baldguy
Sep 2012
#3
If she eats commercial meat, sure, though I don't think a factory would let her.
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#83
"one bad morning" I think I just threw up in mouth. heartless. n/t
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#167
If you are "blast(ing) a creature to smithereens" You are doing it wrong.....
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#201
It's important to pass on facts like, don't pop the bladder when gutting an animal
snooper2
Sep 2012
#160
Feel free to post the stats that show murder rates trending upwards. We'll... wait. n/t
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#396
To allow your 7-year-old daughter to kill an animal is also a crime in my eyes. n/t
RebelOne
Sep 2012
#8
Do you harvet your meat yourself? Or collect it on plastic trays, neatly wrapped? n/t
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#122
How do you justify killing all of those poor, defenseless plants that never harmed you, or anyone..
Ghost in the Machine
Sep 2012
#111
UNless, of course he plans on having his daughter wear that camo when hunting deer during gun season
TheMightyFavog
Sep 2012
#117
Don't molly coddle those kids. Orange hunting jackets make your kids soft and weak.
Bucky
Sep 2012
#252
I have a question about the "gun culture," for lack of a better way to phrase it...
OneGrassRoot
Sep 2012
#7
I live in South Carolina. We INVENTED rednecks and I haven't seen any class pictures
renie408
Sep 2012
#143
Olympics (they don't use GLOCKs, but much more expensive/specialized guns), IPSC, USPSA, IDPA...
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#224
You do know that GLOCK pistols are used in many flavors of competitive shooting, right?
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#123
It bothers me that it was a Glock. A nice all American 1911a1 would have been nicer.
oneshooter
Sep 2012
#341
I'm sure there are more teens pictured posing by cars or swimming pools
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#280
Yep. I could argue that a little girl doesn't need that much gear to hunt.
Barack_America
Sep 2012
#28
Hey guess what, I too, hunt, fish shoot for sport and drive a pickup truck...
Earth_First
Sep 2012
#27
I know nothing about hunting but certainly support the right of people to hunt if they want to.
Nye Bevan
Sep 2012
#32
You forgot to paste in the rest of it. We're far from losing the white middle-class.
Doremus
Sep 2012
#63
LOL! Yet they both eat meat but you're right - a commercial slaughter house isn't sport -
lynne
Sep 2012
#64
Guns aren't a 'Republican issue'. There are 88 guns in this country for every 100
renie408
Sep 2012
#149
Okay, I grew up on a farm and learned to hunt at a very young age. Probably younger than 10.
dballance
Sep 2012
#53
Animals are "given" plenty of advantages. Their main disadvantage is that they're not human.
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#75
We got on the wrong side in 1972 when the upper-middle class too over the party.
Odin2005
Sep 2012
#260
Make sure you don't use any of the medical advancements derived from animal research...
Lightbulb_on
Sep 2012
#104
Or plastic bags. Or car and bike tires. Or glue. Or fabric softener.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2012
#112
So glad to know you can divine the thoughts, intents, emotions and wants of all hunters.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#127
Good for him and good for her, but I'm hoping the "women's camo" isn't some kind of stupid pink-
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#77
The man has been a hunter for a long time and, IIRC, in the previous thread trying to bash him....
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#191
Huh, I don't think I've ever seen a picture of his daughter. I just don't care. n/t
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#389
So much silly hyperbolic outrage in this thread; it's embarrassing to read. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2012
#110
I agree. It isn't for me, but with the deer population not exactly in trouble
renie408
Sep 2012
#150
'here sweetie, take this gun and go kill a beautiful living creature for fun'
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#165
Hmmmm, I heard something last weekend that said the number of people participating...
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#197
A simple google search underscores that there is a great deal of disagreement on the actual number..
eqfan592
Sep 2012
#213
I had guns, knives and chain-saws by the time I was 10. Drove tractors occasionally too.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#199
You might have an argument.... if you had some evidence and numbers to support your assertions.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#254
So you're saying my son should sit inside and play video games this weekend instead of going out on
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#279
My family is not poor. We eat what we kill. Are we a part of your romantic fantasy piggy practice?
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#294
Not an issue from my point of view. I was raised for my fisrt 7 years in Wyoming
skip fox
Sep 2012
#214
I'm afraid I don't know the relevant ethical difference between hunting and canned hunting...
LanternWaste
Sep 2012
#221
Why are the two options subsistence hunting vs. killing for "sport"? Many people hunt for a variety
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#261
It's called a joke. Deer hunters kill deer. Bambi is a Disney character loved by 9 year olds.
Lint Head
Sep 2012
#234
Sorry, I just see a lot of potential to lose political ground over a manufactured concern.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#239
After a year of going out in the woods with hunters, she's finally earned some camoflage
Bucky
Sep 2012
#249
She's lucky to have a father who can teach her how to safely handle firearms
slackmaster
Sep 2012
#264
There seems to be a meme being promoted that only the poor should hunt for food.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#392
Oh, are those the animals that self-butcher with full consent, and even package themselves?
Brickbat
Sep 2012
#360
Kids are always trotted out in front of the cameras, it's a fact of political life
Hippo_Tron
Sep 2012
#382
I wouldn't accuse anyone specifically of believing that, but I think it's a good point
Hippo_Tron
Sep 2012
#381
Other than him being an all-around douche, what's the issue with a father hunting with his daughter?
cleanhippie
Sep 2012
#378