• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t find it weird for hunting, but giving a child unrestricted access to firearms is insane to me given children are not able to assess risk the same way adults do.

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      9 months ago

      Before he passed away, my kids’ grandfather bought all his grandkids their first 22 rifle. Some of the cousins were still infants but he wanted to buy them something. He was a prolific hunter and marksman. My kids guns all lived in the safe until they were old enough to shoot them, and now they live in the safe when not in use. You can give guns to kids all day long, that’s not the problem and the gun is not the problem.

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        9 months ago

        You can give guns to kids all day long, that’s not the problem and the gun is not the problem.

        The problem is not appropriately assessing whether the child in question she be allowed the gun. Are they responsible, are they going to use it for valid purposes. This holds true for, well, everyone always. A lack of reasonable regulation is the actual problem. I am glad you have responsibly managed the distribution and use of firearms for your children. We should do that for everyone.

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      9 months ago

      I find it weird they don’t just lend a gun to their child for hunting. Why give them their own personal gun? What’s the point?

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        9 months ago

        Hunting is a cultural thing for many, and you often start with a smaller caliber while you’re young and learning. I guess I would compare it to a parent buying their kid their first baseball/softball glove. Parents often pass down a love for sport, most just don’t involve killing stuff.

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          9 months ago

          There’s literally nothing stopping them from passing down their cultural love for hunting while only lending their children guns.

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            9 months ago

            You’re not wrong, but it’s still why they do it as far as I can tell from having friends that hunt and were taught by their fathers.

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              9 months ago

              Well I grew up with a dad that hunted and took me hunting, I was even an Eagle Scout, but I didn’t actually own a gun until later in my 20s. There’s just no good reason for kids to have their own guns and it needs to stop.

              Also, gotta be honest, now that I’m older I think hunting is kinda fucked up in itself. I’m not gonna try to fight that battle tho lol