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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]oneshooter
(8,614 posts)341. It bothers me that it was a Glock. A nice all American 1911a1 would have been nicer.
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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