"always ask if there is a gun in the house"

[Laxguy59]

Here some parents are worried about guns when the pool in the back yard is far more dangerous.

Terrible situation for the family, but in all practicality it is an anomaly.

 

[JHV2]

my kids are grown now, but this used to worry me. My biggest fear is that "third" kid. Even if your kid knows better, and the Owner's kid knows better, it does not mean ALL of them do.

The bad thing is the one who does not know better is not usually the one who ends up shot.

As a child, mine were taught not only to not touch, but run from anyone who did. (obviously not in a planned situation with their father, or grandfather.)

 

[Nonliberal]

Here some parents are worried about guns when the pool in the back yard is far more dangerous.

Terrible situation for the family, but in all practicality it is an anomaly.

Did you shoot someone's pool? If anybody's ****ing pool ever bent a blade of grass in my yard, I'd shoot their pool. Damn mean ass pools.

 

[Ken Ford]

The kid was 13. He was shot by his 'best friend' who I'm going to also assume was 13. It reads as though it was the kid's (his friend's) guns. At what point is it the shooter's fault? My son is 11 and he's known since he could remotely understand, I'm guessing around 4, to not even TOUCH a gun unless I'm around and he never has.

Gun should not have been left unsecure. Gun owner is ultimately to blame. Kids will be kids...

 

[howl]

Anyone that knows me knows. I remind people when they come over that guns are about and locked. My kids go no where either or my wife have not scoped out.

 

[whocares5254]

It's Georgia. I assume there is a gun in every house, unless there is a Obama sticker on their car.

Which also means they can't drive for s*** either, so more than likely will children will not be left unattended at that home.

 

[jwtug]

My kids doctor always ask are there firearms in the home

Yep. For some reason I'm always a smart ass when I answer.

 

[sovietak474u]

No. I don't allow people in my house, much less their kids. I have no kids so I don't have to worry about them being hurt

 

[armedplinkster89]

What gun?

 

[Badger]

Depends on what your definition of gun is.....hey, it worked for Slick Willy..