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Originally Posted by martyh
There is only one purpose for a gun ,and that is to kill ,that is what they are designed for ,not so for cars .Putting something designed to kill in the hands of a child is wrong and horribly irresponsible of the parents who allow it
Before you mention sport shooting as a second purpose for a gun ,that is just a sport proving how good your aim is to prove it would be possible to kill people/animals more efficiently  |
So your contention is that people who take part in Olympic shooting contests and the like really only do so because they want to be even better at killing things? I always thought they just wanted to be the best at their particular sport...
What would be irresponsible would be for a parent/guardian to leave a child in sole charge of a gun but I see no harm in, for example, a farmer teaching his child to shoot with proper supervision. That's what licensing is supposed to ensure. I really am far more worried about the huge number of youths wandering around with knives than a handful of kids who've been licenced.