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In reply to the discussion: South Dakota governor says her two-year-old grandchild has several guns [View all]Rhiannon12866
(260,569 posts)Any camper who wanted to participate had to be at least 13 and know and understand a list of safety rules before she could even pick up a gun. And one unwritten rule was to never shoot at anything living. There were never any accidents when I was there, but I was told that a few years later a girl with poor aim caused a stray bullet to reach the upper level where the couple who ran the camp lived and the range was shut down for good after that. And this couple ran the camp for 55 years - 1951-2006.
To give a toddler a gun is sheer lunacy, the kid can't even read or write her name, let alone understand gun safety. And she has a sibling? How many accidental shootings have we heard about of small children shooting a sibling, thinking it's a toy? And then there was that 6-year-old who shot his teacher. How stupid can people be?? They should start preparing for the worst right now.