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Gun Control & RKBA

hack89

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32. Children can handle guns if they are supervised by an adult. nt

Reply to cui bono (Reply #26)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 07:42 AM

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For the loonies who think giving guns to little kids is cool. As cool as teaching them to lie. [View all] Starboard Tack Sep 2013 OP

Have they released the daughter's condition? Glaug-Eldare Sep 2013 #1

I read somewhere that the injuries were non-life threatening. Jenoch Sep 2013 #2

3 is a little young ileus Sep 2013 #3

A LITTLE young? bulloney Sep 2013 #5

He's a joker Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #10

I was just pointing out that you have to be a young adult to legally do a lot of things. bulloney Sep 2013 #12

A 3 year old cannot legally own a firearm. Jenoch Sep 2013 #13

How old does a kid have to be? Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #14

18 for a long gun and 21 for a handgun Jenoch Sep 2013 #16

Why would I know that? I didn't grow up here. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #22

You seem to comment a lot about guns and gun laws. Jenoch Sep 2013 #33

I comment mainly on people and their behavior. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #34

I tend to agree with you about the people problem. Jenoch Sep 2013 #42

no, it's not about removal of guns Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #44

Ok, I guess I was trying to read between Jenoch Sep 2013 #45

Not so much laws as a more mature attitude. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #46

I don't think that's the case gejohnston Sep 2013 #47

growning pains gejohnston Sep 2013 #43

Then why are parents letting 3 year olds handle guns? cui bono Sep 2013 #26

Children can handle guns if they are supervised by an adult. nt hack89 Sep 2013 #32

That's my point. cui bono Sep 2013 #35

The Gun Control Act was written so that gejohnston Sep 2013 #36

Yeah, I guess my feeling is it should have the same restrictions as alcohol or driving a car. cui bono Sep 2013 #40

Toddler is stupid gejohnston Sep 2013 #41

Because it is illegal to do so with alcohol. Not so for guns hack89 Sep 2013 #37

You are being overly defensive. cui bono Sep 2013 #38

We will see. nt hack89 Sep 2013 #39

In some of these recent accidental shootings involving young children bulloney Sep 2013 #17

They can say that all they wish to Jenoch Sep 2013 #19

And you can parse words and get into semantics all you want. bulloney Sep 2013 #24

I don't give a damn about Moore. Jenoch Sep 2013 #28

The main concern is a child's maturity, safe weapon storage, and supervision. Eleanors38 Sep 2013 #30

I think every single member of DU would agree that the derp was strong with this gentleman. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #4

Maybe this OP is written for lurking Freepers, because it can't be meant for DU members. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #8

Correct, but sometimes they are one and the same Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #15

MIRt weeds them out very quickly ... the pro side that is ... the control side ... uhm ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #18

MIRT does a pretty good job of weeding out on entry Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #20

Under Nine ... ? No, I don't think so. Although, in days gone by young boys would have Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #25

Agreed Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #27

No this was not a responsible gun owning father. SoutherDem Sep 2013 #6

And you say you don't have an agenda. rl6214 Sep 2013 #7

Not regarding gun control. No, I don't Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #23

Yes you do rl6214 Sep 2013 #29

Wrong again. I'm anti idiot, not anti gun. Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #31

if they have to use propaganda techniques like name calling, gejohnston Sep 2013 #9

Oh, nice one GE. No name calling there. Tsk! tsk! Starboard Tack Sep 2013 #11

Association fallacy. Straw Man Sep 2013 #21