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jjewell

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17. Of course it's the parent's responsibility...

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #15)

Sun May 5, 2013, 09:13 PM

May 2013

It is absolutely asinine to give a kindergartner the gift of a lethal weapon and tell him it's HIS. I've NEVER met a 5 year old that didn't understand the concept of "MINE" and "NOT MINE". Most 5 year old "fights" revolve around what they perceive as THEIRS and what is NOT THEIRS. I seriously doubt the 5 year old in this case would have picked up his Daddy's full sized carbine and accidentally shot his 2 year old baby sister. He picked up the gun because it was HIS.

Yes, the parents were irresponsible in leaving the weapon in the open and unlocked, but in my opinion, they were even MORE irresponsible for buying and presenting a kindergartner with a toy-sized deadly weapon that the child considered his OWN.

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TYT: Cenk brings it on: 5 year olds with guns. [View all] longship May 2013 OP

That The NRA Supports "responsible" Gun Ownership By 5 Year Olds Says It All cantbeserious May 2013 #1

What I hear, in this story, is that the boy got the gun LAST YEAR colorado_ufo May 2013 #25

The gun is called a "Cricket" faithnomore May 2013 #2

We're pretty sick and seem to be getting sicker, well some of us anyway, most particularly those spicegal May 2013 #3

plenty of no-age limit supporters right here . . . they support DrDan May 2013 #4

Actually it is the other way around bossy22 May 2013 #9

I know you were not addressing your reply to me, but I have a response... jjewell May 2013 #10

Why is it wrong for a 5 year old to shoot a small 22 rifle under adult supervision? bossy22 May 2013 #21

I'd take you point if the kid... jjewell May 2013 #24

What is "extremely rare?" colorado_ufo May 2013 #27

Can we please hear from a representative of the Gun Brigade - so that ... panzerfaust May 2013 #5

who is promoting gun accidents to be the norm? bossy22 May 2013 #22

It ok to 'regulate' the weed but not the 2nd amendment. If this father bonniebgood May 2013 #6

"Guns don't kill people, five year olds do." Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #7

The problem is the sick culture of gun worship and glorification zebonaut May 2013 #8

Interesting that all the actors you Carolina May 2013 #11

Dont forget Clint Eastwood... bsiebs May 2013 #13

Nobody's head explodes quite like Cenk's head explodes. aikoaiko May 2013 #12

Perhaps in this case the parents IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #14

Its the parent's responsibility. aikoaiko May 2013 #15

Of course it's the parent's responsibility... jjewell May 2013 #17

why does the ownership psychology matter if the parent took proper care bossy22 May 2013 #23

Even if that were so... jjewell May 2013 #16

Oh my gosh, no. IveWornAHundredPants May 2013 #18

Thank you. jjewell May 2013 #19

Absolutely. colorado_ufo May 2013 #26

Of COUR-R-R-R-RSE! You are right about Cenk. longship May 2013 #20

Why is it even legal to manufacture a gun that can be used by a child well under the age of 18? Kalidurga May 2013 #28

I absolutely love Cenk. But whoever did that captioning software...it sucks!! Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #29