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In reply to the discussion: Proper gun safety training and handling for kids begins at home. [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)14. Please don't falsely attribute words to me
I didn't post anything about teaching them to "handle a gun."
So many guns all over in society, that ever human being needs to KNOW this? That the rationale?
My rationale is that in the lifetime of a person in this country, the probability of encountering a firearm that has been carelessly left lying around or discarded in haste by a criminal is not zero. Therefore it's best if people know what to do (and not do) if they encounter one.
Even if you have a policy of never walking out in the brush here in Southern California, your chance of coming upon a rattlesnake at some point is significant. Everyone should know how to behave in the presence of a rattlesnake, or a firearm.
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Unfortunately many children do not have a parent who is competent to teach gun safety
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#7
What if your neighbor's kid brings a gun he found in the alley into your house...
iiibbb
Feb 2013
#26
There are no police available right now. They're being hunted by a crazed gun control fanatic.
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#36
Come to think of it, they'd probably pay the school and bring cool things to give away.
libdem4life
Feb 2013
#13