On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Ernest Hua wrote:
Incidentally, if you are interested, I DO have a child (almost 2 yrs), matter how well he can use it) until he can legal get one himself. I will certainly invoke serious wrath (on him and anyone else involved) if I ever found him with a gun. Yes, those guns are evil things. Evil I tell you, constantly shooting people for no reason, going off half-cocked and whooping it up all by their polished oiled ol selves. Hmm. Sarcasm? Cannot definitively say, but I'll guess it is.
Only a little bit.
Isn't it funny how otherwise rational people can ascribe intentions and moral alignement (ie. good/evil) to an inert chunk of steel?
Assuming you are accusing me of such, you should probably point out specifically where I said such a thing. (If I did, it would be bad grammar or some such, and I would certainly retract it.)
Not accusing you specifically, only really mentioning it in passing. If I was accusing you of it, I would have said so.
He also taught me the basics of gun saftey, and made sure that I took those classes that were available to me in the areas of gun saftey and marksmanship.
You might be missing the mark too, but I thought the subject was giving a gun to every child who enters school, not YOURs or SOME EXPERT 6 YEAR OLD's special case.
I was no expert, and I am (IMO) still a lousy marksman. I just don't have the money to practice _at all_ so I don't keep my guns here in Chicago.
Yes, if every child was truly an exemplary God-fearing Christian, I would probably have fewer objections to giving every child a gun. After all, they would NEVER use it in a fit of rage or jealousy or any such sins ... Right?
Hmmm... Sarcasm? I _really_ can't tell.
Death is permanent. A child is prone to accidents. Maybe those of you who are just too "special" and "talented" don't need such paternalistic frameworks, but I know my child cannot tell right from wrong, good from bad. He will get better over time. But I
Are you telling me that I give your kid more credit than you? There is a difference between knowing and caring.
don't want another child to pay for my son's less than full maturity by getting shot.
There is a difference between teaching a 6 year old proper gun saftey and letting the kid carry. If it was you, you said that you were going to let your kid have a gun until he was old enough te get it himself. How do you expect him/her to know how to use it if you don't teach them? Would you give a kid the keys to a car at 16 if they have never been taught how to drive? Petro, Christopher C. petro@suba.com <prefered for any non-list stuff> snow@smoke.suba.com