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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The BIL sounds like a piece of shit, and his gift to his son also sounds like a crazy-stupid idea.  Is it illegal for 6 year olds to shoot guns?  It should be.  If it's not, clearly we have an insane gun-nut society.  We don't live in Sherwood Forest where we're all trying to hut to survive...  The cost and risk of arming a 6 year old is higher than not (meaning, we won't starve if a 6 yo doesn't know how to participate in a hunt).

My kids are also taught gun safety.  Specifically: If they see someone with a gun and he/she is not a police officer, they are to run in the opposite direction as fast as they can.  They are not to approach or touch (or clean or 'safely handle' WHAT??? IS??? THAT???? STUPIDITY????) a gun for any reason, including if their classmate sharpshooter insists that he/she is highly trained in the firearm arts.  I cannot roll my eyes back far enough....[/quote]

Your kid can outrun a bullet?  Awesome.  Mine aren't that fast so I would rather mine be calm, informed and able to tell his friend "That's not a toy!  Stop playing with that!"

Of course, if they see a crazy person on the street with a gun, they will know to get down and make themselves as small a target as possible. Not sure how much good the shrieking and running away in terror that you're teaching your kid would do.  Might want to rethink that, kwim?[/quote]

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