[blparent] Guns (was A total stranger crosses the line)

[Michael Babcock]

Bernadette,
Please see my response to Jennifer, in the matter of my son, at age 8 or nine he will be expected to be able to handle a gun where he lives with his mom in Alaska, because primarily that is how they obtain their food is by hunting or fishing. Just like we teach him how to shoot the gun, we also teach him respect for the gun and understand that it can cause harm. It's not like I had him the gun and say go play, it's in a controlled environment In addition, it's also in my opinion a lot to do with the capabilities of the child. For example, my five-year-old brother who doesn't have to hunt at all, and doesn't even have the desire to learn, I wouldn't give a gun to. I understand that this does frustrate a lot of individuals, but again I don't send him to school with his gun at all.

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On May 14, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Bernadetta <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net> wrote:

> I'm sorry, but I find it very disturbing that a child of three years old would be given any kind of a gun in the first place. Why does a three year old, or a four or five or six or ten year old, for that matter, need a gun? I'm all for parenting in an individual fashion, everyone deserves to raise their kids the way they see fit, but I'm thinking of my one-year-old who's going to be in preschool in two or three years. I'm not a prejudiced person, nor do I discriminate, but for the sake of everyone's physical and mental safety, I hope my kid never crosses paths with a peer who owns or gets to use a gun.
> 
> submitted respectfully,
> Bernadetta
> 
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