Random Political Discussion

[Marie Miller]

But that does not apply to many families. If you treat a toy gun as you would a real weapon and teach children to do the same, that is a good thing, but I have seen many teens who had toy guns as a child and never developed safe practices; some end up shooting themselves or their best friend while "horsing around" with a real gun as they did with the toys they had as a kid. You cannot assume that other people will train children and grandchildren as you do/did. The accidental shooting will then be used in anti-gun propaganda and even legislation. I have even seen "toy" guns that I could not tell from real ones unless I looked down the barrel (although that was not in the U.S.). Those even had working actions and looked and operated like areal weapon. I think the ones here have orange around the muzzle, but kids get shot by cops because the kid is pointing a "toy" gun at an officer who cannot tell that it is not real. My kids grew up around guns as it is part of the culture here and necessary to protect oneself from dangerous animals. The ones who still live in Alaska are avid hunters, and carry large revolvers when fishing. I am not at all anti-gun.

Don - parenting. You can teach dumb but not stupid. You cannot expect a system to educate your kids.
Thank you for teaching your kids. I grew up in a “guns!!!!” environment. My very first shot was a 7mm Remington full load and on target. It included a shiner for the recall but the deer would have been in the freezer.

 

[Don Alaska]

Don - parenting. You can teach dumb but not stupid. You cannot expect a system to educate your kids.
Thank you for teaching your kids. I grew up in a “guns!!!!” environment. My very first shot was a 7mm Remington full load and on target. It included a shiner for the recall but the deer would have been in the freezer.

You have to teach not only your own kids but also any they associate with. A 7 mm Rem Magnum is the perfect rifle IMHO, esepcially if you have a Remington 700, as you can use it for almost anything, just change the load and the projectile. A .300 Win Mag is almost as good.

 

[Don Alaska]

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AOC says Trump is responsible.

 

[John Brunner]

AOC says Trump is responsible.

 

[Marie Miller]

AOC says Trump is responsible.

Of course she is correct