Rubber Bullets
FH is my second home
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Uncle Sick said:... and you would entrust a 10 year old with a car, would you?
You just shot your argument, Throd.
You wouldn't give a ten year old the keys to your car and get them to go do the shopping, but I have nephews who live on a farm who have been driving on their private road since before they were ten, under supervision. They've also been shooting, as their father and grandfather before them since an early age too.
Oh and BTW, pump action action shotgun?? Are you looking at the same clip as me? That gun is single barrel single shot, infact I doubt very much it is even a 12-bore, from the size and noise it is far more likely to be a 16- or 20-bore, with lighter shot load and recoil. The stock had also been cut down and a pad put on it to make it more suitable for a child.
Danya said:What's to stop the kid throwing a tantrum and shooting the supervisor?
In a word, education.
If kids grow up around guns then it is vital that they learn gun safety from as early an age as possible. The result if they don't is the kid a couple of months ago who shot his brother in the head as part of a game.
Guns are clearly not to everyones taste, though anyone on here who has ever enjoyed Quake, Doom, Halflife or any FPS can hardly deny some knowledge of the pleasure of blowing something away with the largest gun available.
Guns can be used quite innocently, and can bring huge enjoyment, they can also be used to bring tragedy and sorrow, one part of the difference is good education.
RB