• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Keep in mind, a person earlier in this convo said some kids get one gifted when they get a hunting license, which can be as early as 12, so you’re basically attempting to change the entire claim being made… Clearly, in many situations, kids ARE ending up with a firearm under their sole ownership.

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      9 months ago

      Having a .22 under the Christmas tree and having unsupervised access to it are two very different things. I know plenty of people who got rifles for their younger children but keep them in a safe with their own guns until the kids are older.

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        9 months ago

        Yes, and are those parents on trial for manslaughter? You guys are completely forgetting the context in which this is being asked. If they’re retaining control until the kid is older… they’re likely being responsible and would be found totally fine under any serious proposal.

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          The parents are on trial for manslaughter because they gave their kid a gun like you might give your kid an action figure, with zero restrictions or teaching about respect for life whatsoever. There is a right way to handle kid’s access to guns and many wrong ways.

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            9 months ago

            Yes, and you fucking morons keep saying that as if ANYONE is saying we’d want to take THOSE guns. You fucking idiots are using the context to get offended instead of using it to understand what is being asked for.

            Stop being offended over something not even being asked for here. It’s pathetic.

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              9 months ago

              Calm down and stop using straw man arguments. The only one acting offended here is you.

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                Yes, because ypu morons keep acting as if I said, “yea, we should clearly restrict all guns from all children at all times.”

                Learn to fucking read before you all go on and on about responsible gun ownership. WE KNOW!! We’re not talking about responsible gun owners. The entire topic has never been about responsible gun owners having any rights removed. “evaluated” does not mean, “take guns”, ffs.

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                  Why don’t you learn to read?

                  Because I was actually fucking agreeing with you.

                  Yes, IMO these parents do need to be, as you put it, evaluated, so that we can tell apart the responsible tutors from the irresponsible asshats like the woman who got charged.

                  We have evaluation systems for firearms literally everywhere else in the world. Fuck, in the US, you have evaluation systems for cars but not fucking guns.

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      Being gifted a gun is not being given unrestricted access to that weapon. I was gifted a shotgun at 15 and I never saw it unless my dad was present. It stayed in his safe until we went shooting together. When I moved out and showed him my own safe was ready, I got it from him and that was that.

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        What I’m saying is you’re complaining about something no one is asking for. No one has even mentioned doing anything negative towards people who responsibly teach their kids about guns.

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      I gave my kid a BB gun, but it stays in a safe. I also gave my son a pocket knife for camping that stays in my night stand unless we are camping.

      You can give something to a kid without letting them have unsupervised access. I gave my kids steam decks, but limit their screen time.

      I agree the original comment lacked specificity. You could gift a gun in a responsible or irresponsible way, and I’ve seen both.

      Edit: and the comment about gifting a rifle also mentioned that in their personal situation they had to have a parent to use it.

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        Indeed, and that’s exactly what they’d be evaluated on. Responsible gun ownership should be the only kind of ownership protected under the 2a. Responsible gun ownership should not include sole ownership by those that cannot even join the military.

        Maaaybe under odd edge cases where a kid gets to be their own guardian, but eh.