Clearly it was the kids fault.
RE: boys and their love affair with guns, my 3 boys would pick up sticks and pretend to shoot each other. I actually was rather careful about what they watched, but there seems to be a gene for attraction to guns in boys. We never let them have bb guns because that seemed pointless. They all got 22s when they were old enough. And they all learned to shoot. But we didn't want guns to be toys in any way. I'm sure alot of people think that's goofy, but it seemed reasonable.
susie
Absolutely the right choice. Teach boys to use guns as tools, not toys. We even practice gun safety with toy guns here in our home.
Learning to shoot is a requirement for graduating from my homeschool.