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Gun Control & RKBA

exboyfil

(18,108 posts)

4. An 8 year old should never have access to a gun

Reply to JonathanRackham (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:19 AM

Feb 2016

Period. If she is asleep the gun should be placed where the child can't reach it (preferably a gun safe or a gun lock).

The only legal question about the child's motivation for the act would be if she sent him to do it which no sane person would believe.

Given the media I could easily see an 8 year old doing something like this. It would not be a question of bad parenting. I did some pretty stupid stuff as an 8 year old (and even older).

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Is that an actual picture of the kid? JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #1

Here is video exboyfil Feb 2016 #2

Thinking deeper. JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #3

An 8 year old should never have access to a gun exboyfil Feb 2016 #4

If there is, it'll be blurry ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #5