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Why is it that we can teach our kids simple, basic things when they are very young and it sticks with them forever, stuff like, "Don't suck your thumb," and "Don't run with scissors," and "Don't go in the swimming pool untiil 30 minutes after you've eaten," but we can't seem to get the message through that they should not play with guns.  A woman who promotes guns and gun safety, gets shot in the back by her 4-year old son while driving in her truck.  Another woman gets shot by her 2-year old in a Walmart after the kid pulled the loaded gun out of her purse. 

My point is, you don't see grown men and women sucking their thumbs, running with scissors, and mostly careful about swimming after eating, but we've still got too many people running around with weapons, both legal and not, which end up in lives being ruined.  It's just senseless.

Perhaps if we are more careful with how we are around kids, they will learn a more positive message from us.  Peace, love and rock 'n roll!

Just sayin...

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nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 86,258

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I am forever horrified by the morans who carry loaded guns around  children for protection. It's amazing, but somehow it seems to me if we had fewer guns, fewer people would get shot.

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crazydaffodil

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Very strong logic, @nelliebelle1197!  I'm with you 100% on that. 

At the same time, it seems like these awful accidents are just karma for what these careless people do.

For a more light-hearted tone on this topic...

 

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Whoosh

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Hey, if you're looking for a little light-hearted fun about training up kids to enjoy weapons, hatred, and violence have I got the song for you!  Still so relevant 50 years later.  How awesome is that?

 

 

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OnceUponATime

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I'm actually really confused as to how someone who apparently promotes gun safety ends up getting shot by a small kid with her own gun. Was it a matter of not practicing what she preached, or were her gun 'safety' rules bad to start with?

Also here is a story that could be the start of teaching kids the gun equivalent of not running with scissors. children getting licenses in day care before being allowed to play with guns

I really don't understand why people think they are safer with a loaded gun than without one. Put a sign on your door/at your gate like the following:

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No criminal is going to know the sign is a lie unless you like mowing the lawn in a bikini and they have therefore never seen a gun on you while casing out your house. I'm not sure this is a good deterrent though. They may just end up entering with guns blazing instead.

 

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crazydaffodil

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The woman who advocated gun safety apparently left a loaded gun in the back seat of her vehicle with a 4-year old child, who shot her in the back as she was driving.  So yeah, talk about not practicing what you preach!

More people having guns scares me because they think they can defend themselves, while putting other innocent lives in jeopardy when they decide it is time to fire and they have the accuracy of a Stormship Trooper!

Mowing the lawn in a bikini?  Interesting idea!

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OnceUponATime

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1 minute ago, crazydaffodil said:

Mowing the lawn in a bikini?  Interesting idea!

Michelle Duggar did it first. :pb_lol:
 

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