| TKoProductions |
04-17-2005 01:47 PM |
That?s just horrible. That kid is going to grow up with the understanding that firearms kill. He?ll grow up knowing how to responsibly hold, handle, and unload a firearm. If he ever encounters a firearm at a friends house, he?ll know not to touch it and if it is handled he?ll know to keep it pointed in a safe direction. He?ll grow up knowing that you never place your finger on a trigger unless you?re aiming at something you intend to shoot or kill. His father should be incarcerated for teaching his son the responsibility and respect for firearms and life itself.
The fact that there are so many people adamantly opposed to the personal ownership of firearms is directly related to the direction our society has taken. Rather than spending a whole day out in the field to put food on the table, we have the privilege of driving down to our local grocery store.
Kids used to learn to respect firearms. Unlike today, they understood that handling and discharging a firearm could mean the difference between life and death. They were taught that their actions affected the world around them. Unlike today?s culture which glamorizes gangs, thug life, drive-bys, retribution, and killing, children used to view firearms as a piece of equipment ? just like any other tool around the farm ? for putting food on the table.
When accidental discharges occurred, parents took the opportunity to teach their children a valuable lesson. If someone?s 4 year old daughter was shot by their 8 year old son, the whole town would be talking about it. Parents would sit their children down and reinforce firearms safety. Children would grow up with respect and value for life.
Today, what happens when a parent hears about a shooting on TV.? Do they sit their kids down and teach them proper firearms safety? If the child encounters a firearm at a friends house, do they teach them not to handle it? Does the parent teach them to get an adult? Or do they yell at their hoe to get them another 40? Instead, our kids grow up thinking that firearms are taboo. They grow up with a heightened interest and curiosity for what their parents have made forbidden. It?s alluring to them.
As for the kid in that movie wearing camouflage (it?s not an army uniform), does that make him any more lethal? If I dress of up in a ninja outfit, does that make me a ninja? I?m sure you already know, but the purpose of the camouflage is to keep the game from spotting you before you can get close enough to take a proper kill shot (you don?t wont a wounded animal wondering around). Growing up and wearing camouflage doesn?t predispose the kid to any serial killer tendencies.
Some of my best memories are of my father and I hunting. And it wasn?t just about the hunting, it was about spending time with my dad and the stories he passed on to me. We would talk about everything: life, his experiences, his family, and my mom. Stuff which I?m sure he never would have been given the opportunity to share with me had we not been out in the field.
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