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mercymechap

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20. Gun manufactures will sell their guns

Thu May 2, 2013, 10:24 PM

May 2013

to anyone (remember the legislation the NRA helped Louisiana pass that allows felons to buy weapons). They are interested in making money, and by having the NRA scare the wits out of gun enthusiasts, gun manufacturers are able to increase their sales.
Try to get the gun nuts to recognize that!

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This is five year old thinking. A five year old cannot comprehend gun safety. [View all] nolabear May 2013 OP

You're about to hear "but MY kid is different" maxsolomon May 2013 #1

kids are different though, i dont trust my daughter in traffic but with horses no problem loli phabay May 2013 #2

Kids are different some ways Tien1985 May 2013 #6

little bit fishy needs defining, i would also report if i heard a kid was carrying unsupervised loli phabay May 2013 #7

We are talking about 5 year olds ,would you trust any 5 year old hunting even supervised? newmember May 2013 #35

NO kidding. laundry_queen May 2013 #45

Hard to believe this is even an argument here. newmember May 2013 #64

I am a therapist and also mandated, and I would do the same. nolabear May 2013 #9

logical thinking does not develop before a certain age, around 7 IIRC magical thyme May 2013 #80

for me the problem is unsupervised access to firearms, same as unsupervised access to the river loli phabay May 2013 #81

exactly. nt magical thyme May 2013 #82

And just how do you enforce that supervision? EOTE May 2013 #84

there is already age limits on gun ownership, my daughter does not own her .22 i do loli phabay May 2013 #89

So your daughter doesn't own "HER" .22 . Are you listening to yourself? EOTE May 2013 #90

legally she does not but in all sense she does, good luck getting laws passed to stop parents loli phabay May 2013 #91

That's exactly what law should be passed. EOTE May 2013 #92

good luck with that. i think you will find more kids die from unsupervised drownings and falls loli phabay May 2013 #93

Just like those thousands of gun owners involved with homicide. EOTE May 2013 #94

as i said good luck, until then i will continue hunting and teaching. loli phabay May 2013 #95

Do your kids know how to swim? blueamy66 May 2013 #100

they can swim, her better than him though its mostly the river and ponds they swim in loli phabay May 2013 #101

Actually I don't think you will hear anything like you claim, espcially not here at DU ProgressiveProfessor May 2013 #4

Somethings up with the time stamps on these posts abelenkpe May 2013 #11

I know, right? maxsolomon May 2013 #97

LOL, hyperbole happens. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #49

I see posts like that just about every day here at DU. EOTE May 2013 #85

did you read post #2? maxsolomon May 2013 #96

But my kid IS different. EOTE May 2013 #83

You got half of it correct. ManiacJoe May 2013 #3

My concern would be the same as letting him put a fork in a socket as long as the power is off. nolabear May 2013 #8

Smart thing regarding forks and electricity. ManiacJoe May 2013 #14

Okay. I'll try again. nolabear May 2013 #23

At no point should your hypothetical children be exposed to an unsecured gun. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #41

Exactly right. ManiacJoe May 2013 #42

Speaking of proportions. A child can be easily tricked with coins by what they percieve as bigger. freshwest May 2013 #56

A five year old should not ever operate a firearm MattBaggins May 2013 #16

Feel free to explain the reasoning behind your blanket statement. ManiacJoe May 2013 #18

Same reasons they can not MattBaggins May 2013 #21

Obviously not. ManiacJoe May 2013 #46

There is no good fucking reason a 5 year old should ever fire a gun snooper2 May 2013 #88

Same reason they shouldn't operate a wood chipper newmember May 2013 #26

Why would any listen to a maniac. morningfog May 2013 #29

Thanks for the laugh! ManiacJoe May 2013 #50

Whole heartedly agree with you. Nt Tien1985 May 2013 #5

Which is why you wait until they are 9 or 10. nt hack89 May 2013 #10

Get them humping that gun as early as possible! morningfog May 2013 #30

Why do you have to be so offensive? hack89 May 2013 #66

Because I am sick of this shit. morningfog May 2013 #67

That is fine I guess - the NRA appreciates your support hack89 May 2013 #68

We tried working with your kind, it doesn't work. morningfog May 2013 #69

By all means.. pipoman May 2013 #71

Purity purges. Got to love them. hack89 May 2013 #73

"I have said consistently that I believe that the Second Amendment is an individual right." hack89 May 2013 #74

"that includes pre-schoolers" maxsolomon May 2013 #98

Did you leave out a word? nt hack89 May 2013 #99

I generally agree, but it is amazing what kids can do. aikoaiko May 2013 #12

Impressive. Well above average for his age. ManiacJoe May 2013 #15

That's an accident waiting to happen newmember May 2013 #22

I agree... Bay Boy May 2013 #33

I don't get an image on your post. Can't tell what you're referring to. nolabear May 2013 #25

Its a video of a 5 year old in a practical shooting competition aikoaiko May 2013 #27

I see this one. My point remains though. I wouldn't trust him to think like an adult. nolabear May 2013 #36

I wouldn't either. aikoaiko May 2013 #44

Watch how he cleared that pistol the last 5 seconds of the video newmember May 2013 #38

Yep he dropped the mag and cleared the chamber aikoaiko May 2013 #48

watch again newmember May 2013 #51

What am I missing? aikoaiko May 2013 #53

Look at where he grabbed the front of the slide with a chambered round newmember May 2013 #55

Yes he is close to the muzzle but he's not covering it aikoaiko May 2013 #57

I know what he's doing and you don't clear a pistol with half of your hand over the muzzle. newmember May 2013 #58

I don't think it is over the muzzle. aikoaiko May 2013 #59

exactly 1:18 newmember May 2013 #62

Under something called ADULT SUPERVISION, but That doen't work either....Watch W T F May 2013 #39

I'm aware of that sad case. aikoaiko May 2013 #52

The worst part of it all was the father thought it was fun and newmember May 2013 #63

Yep. laundry_queen May 2013 #54

this is bad adult supervision same as the adult who leaves kids in aa car on a hot day loli phabay May 2013 #72

One more thing I would like to add is, the context of your argument is that some 5 year olds can... W T F May 2013 #43

I dispute it, no 5 year old can newmember May 2013 #47

They just need one fucking idiot adult enabler! morningfog May 2013 #31

A 5 year old could be confused as to WHY someone wants the right to bear arms... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #13

the issue is legal maindawg May 2013 #17

Gun manufactures will sell their guns mercymechap May 2013 #20

You've lost all credibility... Bay Boy May 2013 #34

technically my daughter does not own her rifle i do, she just has use of it on our range loli phabay May 2013 #75

Yes there are legal limits. aikoaiko May 2013 #76

Thank you for such an excellent illustration mercymechap May 2013 #19

Flabbergasting that this even has to be said Uzair May 2013 #24

This latest firearm atrocity reminded me of my childhood - LiberalElite May 2013 #28

big difference is that you used cap guns firing them off willy nilly, my daughter fires one round at loli phabay May 2013 #70

I liked stepping on the paper caps HockeyMom May 2013 #77

and yet the boys learned to shoot each other with no consequence, whereas my daughter learns loli phabay May 2013 #79

Piaget knows, elleng May 2013 #32

If he thinks the same way when he grows up, He'll make a fine Republican :-) W T F May 2013 #37

. newmember May 2013 #40

And now for something completely different rocktivity May 2013 #60

In a similar vein, here's someone who isn't old enough to comprehend rocktivity May 2013 #61

that's one of the cutest babies i have seen JI7 May 2013 #65

Oh man, who could want more than to have someone that happy to see you? nolabear May 2013 #87

Radical gun extremists--that's all this exposes earthside May 2013 #78

Especially if they watch their parents or older children constantly handling a weapon. Tikki May 2013 #86