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eilen

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64. Hell, why not let them drive, smoke and store rat poison in their rooms too?

Thu May 2, 2013, 01:18 PM

May 2013

After all, they need to learn that a car is not a toy; self discipline with addictive substances builds character (plus, we don't need that many people on SS) and it's important to control vermin; all important life skills.

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I have a question for those of you who support giving children guns [View all] cali May 2013 OP

my daughter is six and she has the pink .22 rifle. she only shoots with me, gun is locked in safe loli phabay May 2013 #1

thanks for the response. cali May 2013 #2

I suppose I was "given" my first one at birth, but I wasn't allowed to touch it until I was 8 Recursion May 2013 #3

Jon-Erik Hexum Fla_Democrat May 2013 #5

Very true Recursion May 2013 #33

The Brandon Lee Jenoch May 2013 #53

Wow, what a dumb thing to do kudzu22 May 2013 #63

They were only supposed to use the squibs when doing Jenoch May 2013 #67

Introducing young kids into gun culture and its rituals seems so backwards. Hoyt May 2013 #4

depends... Maine-ah May 2013 #6

Hunting is OK. Assault looking rifles, not so much. Hoyt May 2013 #8

I learned to hunt with an AK-47 styled rifle Recursion May 2013 #17

Gun crowd always has some rationale for their assault style weapons. Fact is, Hoyt May 2013 #22

Why do police departments have assault weapons? Recursion May 2013 #32

That's rather dumb, they have blue lights, vests and uniforms too -- do you need those? Hoyt May 2013 #57

And the police are so trustworthy, right? premium May 2013 #62

So are you going to pull your assault weapons when approached by police? Hoyt May 2013 #78

Have you got a memory problem? premium May 2013 #81

Why do police want them, if you're right? Recursion May 2013 #66

I thought you guys wanted them for hunting, or some such BS. Hoyt May 2013 #79

It's perfectly normal... Pelican May 2013 #9

I don't really feel that way anymore. I was brought up around guns too, kind of dumb looking back. Hoyt May 2013 #12

You loose all credibility when you say silly stuff like, pipoman May 2013 #13

People use guns to intimidate, to embolden themselves, to threaten spouses, etc. Hoyt May 2013 #23

And these people you speak of represent "most" do they? pipoman May 2013 #24

Just another ignorant stereotype... Pelican May 2013 #25

Poor misunderstood gun cultists. Your plight and burden is tough. Hoyt May 2013 #26

No plight for me... Pelican May 2013 #29

Not sure about the racist part, since majority of gun cultists are right wingers. Hoyt May 2013 #35

Are you a fan of the NRA? Kingofalldems May 2013 #56

Where Do you live? Jenoch May 2013 #55

Red state -- home of yahoos who think they need guns to walk down the street. Hoyt May 2013 #58

I have been to many gun shows. Jenoch May 2013 #65

Nope, known a bunch of them. Mostly lightly educated bigots, and paranoid. Hoyt May 2013 #80

Thanks for reinforcing the point i was making about the assumptions you make concerning Jenoch May 2013 #82

Which are these guys, bigots or criminals? hughee99 May 2013 #34

These gunners damn sure are. Hoyt May 2013 #36

So you were talking about the "gun show crowd" then, not necessarily anyone who uses a gun? n/t hughee99 May 2013 #38

To keep so-called "responsible" gunners happy, we have to put up with a bunch of yahoos, Hoyt May 2013 #46

"Clearly, you are so steeped in guns..." hughee99 May 2013 #48

Oh, I wouldn't worry about him, premium May 2013 #49

Hoyt's favorite picture kudzu22 May 2013 #61

Nah, Who Would Shoot Up Stop Signs & Bunnies? otohara May 2013 #51

you know that bunnies as you call them taste good and have been hunted for ever. loli phabay May 2013 #59

The cottontails I hunted as a kid were delicious, premium May 2013 #68

thats what rabbit curry was designed for, love them in a vindaloo loli phabay May 2013 #70

My mom could make the best rabbit stew in all of Nevada! premium May 2013 #71

we would wrap them in kelp surrounded by cockles and mussels and bury in a fire pit loli phabay May 2013 #72

Thanks alot, premium May 2013 #73

another phenom meal and different is roast puffin, theres a real nice fishy undertaste loli phabay May 2013 #74

Sounds delicious. premium May 2013 #75

we get a lot of game off our property and the meat always tastes better than the stores loli phabay May 2013 #76

Where do you live? premium May 2013 #77

lol in the blueridge in virginia loli phabay May 2013 #83

Ack. premium May 2013 #86

How About Beavers otohara May 2013 #84

Depends what you mean by giving a gun... Pelican May 2013 #7

I've seen very few Dorian Gray May 2013 #10

I'm wondering LWolf May 2013 #11

First off, "giving" a gun as a present does not mean relinquishing control of it krispos42 May 2013 #14

I don't have kids, but kudzu22 May 2013 #15

I started at 9 for both my kids. hack89 May 2013 #16

I have the same issue with the coloration Recursion May 2013 #19

Female shooters, even as adults, use variations of pink quite often... Eleanors38 May 2013 #42

It is cultural and regional in many ways pipoman May 2013 #18

At age 9, I learned my gun lesson. Tracer May 2013 #20

I like it. The "here, smoke the whole pack" method. Robb May 2013 #40

I like 8 - 10 for my child aikoaiko May 2013 #21

Last month at one if Austin's hippist coffee houses, Eleanors38 May 2013 #44

The biggest problem is the parent not the gun color. Arctic Dave May 2013 #27

when I was eight, gejohnston May 2013 #28

I still think if it "looks like a toy" that's a problem, although subjective Recursion May 2013 #31

I agree with the "it should be obvious" gejohnston May 2013 #54

We taught our daughters respect for others sigmasix May 2013 #30

I got my first gun at 8 Go Vols May 2013 #37

I've taught my daughter to "respect" guns in the same way you respect Drano and rabid dogs. Robb May 2013 #39

My issue was what if my son decided he wanted to get a gun on his own when he got older... cynatnite May 2013 #41

depends on how you define give. ileus May 2013 #43

That's how my folks handled it. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #47

Toddler shooting tragedies could be prevented by arming 2 year-olds, insist NRA dipsydoodle May 2013 #45

IMHO, no younger than 10. TheMightyFavog May 2013 #50

I bought a bb gun TheFutureWillCome May 2013 #52

4 or 5 is way too young. I saw that and just about lost it. Bake May 2013 #60

Hell, why not let them drive, smoke and store rat poison in their rooms too? eilen May 2013 #64

I did drive as a kid Go Vols May 2013 #69

After What Adam Lanza Did otohara May 2013 #85

My head is spinning. smirkymonkey May 2013 #87