TYT: Cenk brings it on: 5 year olds with guns.

[jjewell]

24. I'd take you point if the kid...

was an unusually mature 8-10 year old. But a kindergartner? FIVE years old? Sorry, hell no.

Even Daisy Air Rifles doesn't recommend the possession of a BB rifle for a kid under 10 years old, and THEN only under the strict supervision of an adult. And you contend that their recommendation for a BB Rifle shouldn't apply to a fully functional, .22 caliber, bolt action rifle for a FIVE year old?? The idea of a child-sized fully functional bolt action rifle is ridiculous in my opinion. If the child is too young/small to handle an adult sized rifle, he's too young/small for weapons training.

And knowing what I know of 5 year old's, there is no way on god's green earth a 5 year old should even be told that a functional lethal weapon is HIS.

BTW, I liked your wood working analogy. It only breaks down when you recognize that nobody told the 5 year old that the table saw was HIS...