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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 4220494" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>All I know is that my sons were raised around unsecure guns. By the age of 6, they were pretty well versed in shooting them, and seeing ol' dad demonstrate what damage a bullet can do to a body by using carp we would catch at the river. Even .22 HP leave a pretty good size hole on exit. .44 mag would send big chunks flying. </p><p>Took the mystery out of shooting, and they never tried to sneak one off or "play" with one when I wasn't around without asking if we could go shooting. </p><p>Same thing with fire. If they wanted to start a fire with matches, we went to the back yard and let them start a pile of leaves on fire and talked about what could happen if the fire got away and into the house or the neighbor's house. There was no longer any mystery to making a fire, and those life lessons went on as long as they lived in our home. </p><p>Conversely, got a call one night from a co-worker that wanted to know if I knew anyone wanting a .38 S&W Model 10 revolver. I get calls like that on occasion and said I would ask around and let him know. </p><p>He said, he couldn't wait. He needed to get it out of the house tonight as his 4 year old came out of the bedroom carrying it. His wife told him the gun or him was out of the house that night, hence the call. </p><p>He wasn't a gun guy, just thought he needed one for protection and had it tossed into the nightstand. Still have that pistol, 40 years later. Saw him with his new wife last year at a steakhouse. Asked him if he wanted it back. Nope, it's yours. </p><p>Kids get hurt with power tools, kitchen knives, unsecured furniture falling on them, choking, etc. The list of what might hurt a kid is endless. Guns are just part of that statistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 4220494, member: 5412"] All I know is that my sons were raised around unsecure guns. By the age of 6, they were pretty well versed in shooting them, and seeing ol' dad demonstrate what damage a bullet can do to a body by using carp we would catch at the river. Even .22 HP leave a pretty good size hole on exit. .44 mag would send big chunks flying. Took the mystery out of shooting, and they never tried to sneak one off or "play" with one when I wasn't around without asking if we could go shooting. Same thing with fire. If they wanted to start a fire with matches, we went to the back yard and let them start a pile of leaves on fire and talked about what could happen if the fire got away and into the house or the neighbor's house. There was no longer any mystery to making a fire, and those life lessons went on as long as they lived in our home. Conversely, got a call one night from a co-worker that wanted to know if I knew anyone wanting a .38 S&W Model 10 revolver. I get calls like that on occasion and said I would ask around and let him know. He said, he couldn't wait. He needed to get it out of the house tonight as his 4 year old came out of the bedroom carrying it. His wife told him the gun or him was out of the house that night, hence the call. He wasn't a gun guy, just thought he needed one for protection and had it tossed into the nightstand. Still have that pistol, 40 years later. Saw him with his new wife last year at a steakhouse. Asked him if he wanted it back. Nope, it's yours. Kids get hurt with power tools, kitchen knives, unsecured furniture falling on them, choking, etc. The list of what might hurt a kid is endless. Guns are just part of that statistic. [/QUOTE]
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