Hey all,
Had a bad thing happen here in my town a week or so ago. A 14 year old kid was shot by his 9 year old brother who was playing around with a shotgun. Fortunately (sp?) the gun was loaded with a smaller load of birdshot and the 14 year old is still alive and expected to survive as of my last update (he was shot at an upward angle with the penetration point starting right about his waistline). But it got me to wondering how you handle the situation of guns and children in the same house. Please don't misunderstand, I'm not advocating getting rid of the guns - I'm simply wondering how you ensure that your children don't play with them. I grew up with guns and I knew it would be my butt if I ever even touched them, much less played around with them until I reached a certain age - even then there were certain things required, but I also know that today is a different story and a different scenario. Thanks for the input.
Had a bad thing happen here in my town a week or so ago. A 14 year old kid was shot by his 9 year old brother who was playing around with a shotgun. Fortunately (sp?) the gun was loaded with a smaller load of birdshot and the 14 year old is still alive and expected to survive as of my last update (he was shot at an upward angle with the penetration point starting right about his waistline). But it got me to wondering how you handle the situation of guns and children in the same house. Please don't misunderstand, I'm not advocating getting rid of the guns - I'm simply wondering how you ensure that your children don't play with them. I grew up with guns and I knew it would be my butt if I ever even touched them, much less played around with them until I reached a certain age - even then there were certain things required, but I also know that today is a different story and a different scenario. Thanks for the input.