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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)87. Reality check on what I actually said....
Also, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN GUN SAFETY!!! IT'S UP TO YOU!! Don't rely on others to do it for you. Period.
If you *THINK* that you are a "responsible gun owner", be responsible enough to teach your children that they are NOT play toys, that they can seriously hurt, or kill, themselves or an innocent bystander, and what to do in case they happen to come across a weapon that is laying out in the open, whether it's at your house, a friend's house, in a park, schoolyard, etc. GO GET AN ADULT, DO NOT TOUCH IT... Teach them young, even if you DON'T own guns, so it takes away their 'natural curiosity'.
If you *THINK* that you are a "responsible gun owner", be responsible enough to teach your children that they are NOT play toys, that they can seriously hurt, or kill, themselves or an innocent bystander, and what to do in case they happen to come across a weapon that is laying out in the open, whether it's at your house, a friend's house, in a park, schoolyard, etc. GO GET AN ADULT, DO NOT TOUCH IT... Teach them young, even if you DON'T own guns, so it takes away their 'natural curiosity'.
"Eddie Eagle" has no place in this conversation, since it goes against what I said about teaching them yourselves and not relying on others to do it. It doesn't matter if Barney the Purple Dinosaur, or the President for that matter, comes into a classroom for an hour to talk to kids. They are going to be paying more attention to the 'celebrity' status than to the actual message.
I grew up in a house with guns, got my first .22 rifle, that was handed down from my grandfather to my father, when I was 7, and the words of my father stuck in my head a lot deeper than anything anyone else could have said: "This is YOURS now, but you are NOT to even TOUCH it without me, your Mother or your Uncle around. *IF* I even *think* that you have, or hear that you have, I will whip your ass and the gun will be in the bottom of a canal, and you will never touch another one until you are grown up and out of my house on your own". THAT carried more weight with me than ANYTHING ANYONE ELSE could have said because I still remember it, word for word, 46 years later. We didn't have an "Eddie Eagle" back in 1970, either.
We used to go target shooting, as a family, almost every weekend and I had firearms safety drilled into my head from a very young, impressionable age. PARENTS need to spend the time teaching their kids because they spend a LOT more time with them than some guy in a costume at a school does. MY kids grew up in a house with guns, too. They were taught the same lessons that I was as a child. Although purely anecdotal, there's an example of 4 GENERATIONS of gun owners who never had a negligent discharge or "accidental" shooting.
Peace,
Ghost
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I have nine. All are safe behind a single lock... the combination lock that is part of the safe.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#92
I'm your cousin. We used to show each other our private parts in my treehouse...
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#5
Recommended! YES! If you own firearms, and have children in the house, keep your guns locked away,
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#4
LOL, right? More like "they get a 'proficiency test' every 6 months to a year to keep their
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#107
If you can hear someone trying to break in, you have time to unlock your gun, imho...
Ghost in the Machine
Jun 2016
#106
Most gunners like you supported Zman. I think they fear they might be in his position someday.
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#72
I guess supporting George Zimmerman stalking and murdering an unarmed teen, isn't full of crap?
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#94
"Most gunners like you" is a statement that is so full of shit it's eyes are brown.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#95
Is a picture I'd never have seen if you weren't passing it around supposed to "phase" me?
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#99
You show luke warm support for Zman. Your gun buddy really likes Zman's stalking and
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#100
I don't support that fat fuck you give a cute nickname to in any way.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#101
One would think Hoyt is auditioning for a job as that fat fuck's PR person.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#159
Perhaps those gunners you detest could tell by watching the trial how things were going
Waldorf
Jun 2016
#121
Also see the Joe Camel smoking education series and Spuds McKenzie for responsible drinking.
Jerry442
Jun 2016
#14
Just another approach to promoting gunz to children by he NRA under the guise of Eddie Eagle.
Hoyt
Jun 2016
#74
No one who believes in the second amendment should be against this...
ConservativeDemocrat
Jun 2016
#13
Not so. Childhood (-15 yoa) deaths-by-gun accidents have plunged to below 100/yr.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#114
No offense, but I wouldn't want MY taxes to pay for YOU to keep your choice of weapons out of the
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#45
Of course basic, general health care and contraception should be funded by our tax dollars! Why
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#108
Of course gun deaths are a public issue, that's why I support banning them all together.
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#138
Sorry I typed too fast and left out 'health'. But no, I don't favor gun locks, I favor banning the
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#147
Dude, I just got a greenhouse that cost 11k and the gov't paid 3/4 of the cost.
hollowdweller
Jun 2016
#165
The joke's on you, Turbo. The gist of my post is I don't WANT a rebate for my safe.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#155
No, you were complaining that you did not get a rebate on your spark arrestor,Turbo.
oneshooter
Jun 2016
#156
No worries. I'm going to delete that post last post... it was very rude.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#161
Because I don't think gun safes, MINE INCLUDED, should qualify for rebates?
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#167
And that's not going to happen. Oh, you might get another useless cosmetic "assault weapon" ban
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#40
NRA--Only way to stop a child with a gun is another child with a gun. I can hear it now. Sell, sell.
The Wielding Truth
Jun 2016
#105
Agreed. It works very well in all the civilized nations on the planet.... Canada, Australia,
underahedgerow
Jun 2016
#109
And how do you plan on retrofitting the half billion guns that are already in circulation?
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#41
For the thousands of different models of guns from the last century and half?
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#44
Sorry, but when you present absurd "solutions" that are politically and practically impossible to
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#68
You obviously are unaware that there's a thriviing business in reloadiing supplies.
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#70
I'm guessing the number of people who load their own ammo is in the millions.
cherokeeprogressive
Jun 2016
#98
Handgun safes or lockboxes make great baby shower presents (Pics of Guns Warning).
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#49
I believe this is one of the bills that Dems want Congress to pass (or part of the bills)
riversedge
Jun 2016
#53
All of my firearms are locked up except for the one designated for home defense.
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#71
If my guns are locked how the hell do I defend myself against the swarthy men who wish to harm me???
hunter
Jun 2016
#150
I'm going to self-delete this thread. Some are using it to promote gun industry propaganda. nt
onehandle
Jun 2016
#168