The kids have to carry the firearm to kill the dog. I think that would solve all the problems. :-)
See, now here’s an excellent example of my previous point.
Scythian is virulently anti-pet. He or she believes that they are giving us all kinds of parasites, and should be eliminated.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2233640/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2530037/posts
Not surprisingly, he found his message pretty roundly condemned on a forum full of animal lovers, so what does he do? Hitch his wagon to the anti-pitbull bandwagon, where he can espouse all the hatred he pleases, as long as it’s focused around one type of dog. Think he’d be happy to see only pit bulls eliminated? Guess again.