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In reply to the discussion: Gun fires from girl's purse in Cheyenne Starbucks [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)1. A father gives his under 18 year old daughter a handgun to carry for protection...
They must live in an extremely dangerous neighborhood. While Wyoming does not have a Juvenile Possession Law, legal concealed carry requires the individual to be 21 and have a permit. Bad dad!
The article says she didn't have any formal firearm safety training. That course should be mandatory in all high schools in a nation with over 300,000,000 firearms. Of course, first aid should also be a mandatory class.
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Sure -- let's glamorize guns so every kid will want to carry one just like a cell phone.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#5
As long as training shows a lot of photos/videos of babies shot, innocent kids shot, suicide, etc.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#7
Pro-lifer? You guys sound quite right wing too. In fact, "gun culture" is largely right wing.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#28
I was thinking like McVeigh, Weaver, KKK, TParty, NRA, compound dwellers, Cheney, Perry, Palin, etc.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#43
I'm more concerned about those who have to strap a gun or two on before venturing out.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#47
No. But we can help next generation realize we are better off without guns, especially in public.
Hoyt
Dec 2011
#22