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

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Your child will come into contact with all types of people once they start
school. All you can do is communicate your views to your child. Your child
may agree with you, or they may not and when he or she is an adult, they can
do as they please. 
This is true no matter the issue. I can guarantee you your kid will go to
school with someone who's family engages in an activity you do not like. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Babcock
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:52 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Guns (was A total stranger crosses the line)

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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