2013-05-01, 02:50 PM
Razmos Wrote:Just looking at the comments in the link, some people are saying that giving children guns at the age of 5 "teaches them about gun safety".
How the hell does that work? give an armed and extremely dangerous weapon to a child with an active imagination and no self control, who can barely even think for themselves. If they HAVE to give their children guns they should at least wait until their child is old enough to understand before giving them such a powerful responsibility. A child shouldn't need to protect themselves, the parents should do that until the child is old enough to look after themselves.
the backwards dippomegranate mentality of some people just irritates me. People like this shouldn't be allowed to breed, never mind buy guns.
I could see how it teaches them about guns if they are exposed to them under direct and constant adult supervision. There is literally no excuse for giving a five year old a loaded gun and then walking out of the house, whether or not the gun has a "child safety."
Edit: Btw, I am not saying I agree with this practice. I sure as hell will not be giving my children guns if I am lucky enough to have any down the road.