[Publius6961]

so do bicycles. why not take them away, too?

I would love to see the figures on this one!
Nanny state and controlling twits get together...

Parents are the best judges of their children's maturity. We all need to make those tough choices, and when we make a mistake, it defines the adult when he decides to deny other parents the choice because he couldn't hack it.

[the invisib1e hand]

I watched a friend's 17 year old boy (who's sight is impaired) take down a clay pigeon at about 75 yards with a .22! He just bought his first FAL. His 11 year old brother is as good a shot.

Fortunately for gunfoes, there are enough idiots out there who don't teach their children the proper way to handle anything: guns, drills, staplers...