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Gun Control & RKBA

msongs

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1. not an accident - caused by stupid adults playing with dangerous toys nt

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 05:44 PM

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Accidental shooting of 8 year-old stresses need for safety training [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2012 OP

not an accident - caused by stupid adults playing with dangerous toys nt msongs Oct 2012 #1

Correction: Guns are not toys. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #16

Five is usually too young for a person to have internalized the rules of safe firearm handling slackmaster Oct 2012 #2

Safety training which is opposed by gun controllers Glaug-Eldare Oct 2012 #3

I think parents with guns need to train their kids. Not the schools. Logical Oct 2012 #5

Why not schools too? Kids whose parents don't own guns may still encounter them petronius Oct 2012 #6

The schools DO NOT train the following..... Logical Oct 2012 #7

And yet schools do teach a slew of life skills - sex ed, and health, and drug petronius Oct 2012 #9

Many kids never use a gun growing up. And we all know gun accidents kill very few kids! Swimming.... Logical Oct 2012 #11

Swimming should certainly be included in PE, IMO - actually, that's one of the first petronius Oct 2012 #12

I see your point. Many parents would throw a fit I am sure. Too emotional. Logical Oct 2012 #13

It is something that I would think should be a parental opt-out activity; outside of the petronius Oct 2012 #14

Opting out would be a good idea. But offering it would not be a bad thing at all! Logical Oct 2012 #15

Many school age kids never drink, smoke, do drugs, have sex 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #20

Health class? Now you want power tools, swimming and guns taught in Health Class?? Logical Nov 2012 #21

No, those were examples 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #22

Yes, no time to do it. How about a voluntary class offered on weekends for parents who want.... Logical Nov 2012 #23

Our sex ed didn't teach us anything important... AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #24

Schools most definitely taught the use of power tools when I was a kid slackmaster Nov 2012 #18

Many (maybe most?) rural schools teach all or much of that list. PavePusher Nov 2012 #26

I think parents should teach kids about safe sex 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #19

Dunno about "safety training" in this instance... PavePusher Oct 2012 #4

Safety first when on the range....just like kids ileus Oct 2012 #8

Uh oh - looks like you've gotten your one-strike, so you're out! petronius Oct 2012 #10

Who give the fiver year old sister freedomboogie Nov 2012 #17

Firearm safety training should be a required course in our public schools. jbgood1977 Nov 2012 #25

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