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No excuses for kids with guns, period
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ^
| 16 Aug 06
| Eugene Kane
Posted on 08/17/2006 5:10:45 AM PDT by rellimpank
In the middle of August, 13-year-old children should be wringing the last bit of fun out of their summer vacation.
They should be splashing in the pool, catching insects in a jar, flipping somersaults on an old mattress or throwing a football through a tire hanging from a tree.
Nowhere on the list should be included: "Showing off your new gun to a friend."
But that's what police say happened in yet another senseless shooting that demonstrated how few truly innocent children are growing up in some parts of the central city.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: agitprop; banglist; barbarians; gungrabbers; handwringing
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To: rellimpank
Actually the child should have been completely trained about gun safety and don't forget about the explaining (possible showing with a watermelon test) what can happen if one is careless with handling fire arms. I have hunted, since age 11-12.
To: weegee
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:35:20 AM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government)
To: rellimpank
No excuses for kids with guns, period
Where does this nitwit think our military comes from? Our best snipers don't come from cities.
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:37:23 AM PDT
by
Vision
(God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline 2Timothy1)
To: xcamel
Our kids got their lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for their first birthday. It's only $250 or so here and a great buy. We agree with your post. There is a boy down our road that we expect to be smoking hippie lettuce and other dumb things pretty soon, sadly enough. His dad told my husband that he is glad we live here, it is nice to have someone his son can look up to. We both thought, why doesn't he look up to you?
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:37:33 AM PDT
by
WV Mountain Mama
(God bless Israel and their men and women fighting against an evil, cowardly enemy.)
To: rellimpank
According to the book Freakonomics, kids are 100 times more likely to die at a house with a pool than at a house with a gun.
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:39:16 AM PDT
by
jalisco555
("Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us and pigs treat us as equals" Winston Churchill)
To: thebaron512
My husband still vividly remembers the demo of damage at Cub Scouts. They were using plywood, and he was stunned at the way it was shredded.
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:39:35 AM PDT
by
WV Mountain Mama
(God bless Israel and their men and women fighting against an evil, cowardly enemy.)
To: rellimpank
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posted on
08/17/2006 5:40:14 AM PDT
by
Vision
(God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and self-discipline 2Timothy1)
To: Lurker
Is that a Marlin? I always wanted one of those from 8 on up. Best I had a Remington 5 shot bolt action, hey, but the squirrel meat was really good regardless. That Remington was very accurate .22.
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posted on
08/17/2006 6:07:36 AM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: RSmithOpt
Mine will get a
Cricket when she's old enough. Egads, she wants the pink stock :)
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posted on
08/17/2006 6:18:09 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Tom Gallagher - the anti-Crist [FL Governor, 2006 primary])
To: pageonetoo
My first BB gun was "E" on that page. Daisy pump "Repeater". It shot hard enough to kill rabbits.
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posted on
08/17/2006 6:30:15 AM PDT
by
painter
(We celebrate liberty which comes from God not from government.)
To: Lurker
i liked showing off this one..
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posted on
08/17/2006 6:38:48 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: painter
One of my favorite rifles, is a Daisy 880. It is a pump "BB", that can furnish almost as much initial muzzle velocity as a 22LR. Since mass is less, it can't go far, but it can take down a rat, when you can get a shot!
I live next to a state WMA, and walk there most days, with my dog, Spot. I keep a .357 on my hip. Yesterday, I saw Spot stiffen, and leap forward. I followed his line to the 200# (+/) black bear, which stood, then turned and ran down the mountain, out of my sight. Spot chased, as I called him back (smart/stupid dalmation). I didn't hear anything for almost a minute, but Spot came bounding back up the hill.
I took the safety strap off the pistol, when Spot took off. I wished I'd had a BIGGER gun with me! I prefer to even the odds against a bear! In more than five years of walking those hills, that's my first one! I've seen lots of bear shit, but that's the first time I saw a BIG black mass!
Spot's a good dog, but stupid sometimes, like the rest of us guys!!!
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posted on
08/17/2006 6:49:20 AM PDT
by
pageonetoo
(You'll spot their posts soon enough!)
To: RSmithOpt
It's a Henry Youth Model.
L
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posted on
08/17/2006 7:59:57 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(I support Israel without reservation. Hizbollah must be destroyed to the last man.)
To: rellimpank
...few truly innocent children... Guess I "lost my 'innocence'" early on...
My training in gun safety started as soon as I could say, "gun". I started shooting a .22 rifle at six, and shooting a .22 revolver at eight. By the time I reached this kid's age, I had owned, cared for, and shot my very own .410 shotgun for two years. (It was my 11th birthday present -- and I passed it on to my own son* for his 11th birthday...)
To ignorant liberal weenies, "ignorance" equals "innocence" ...
* By the time "#1 Son" retired from the U.S.Army, (20 yrs) he had an "Expert" rating on virtually everything in the Army inventory that goes "BANG" -- up to and including heavy mortars and the TOW missile.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:54:53 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: thebaron512
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posted on
08/17/2006 9:02:19 AM PDT
by
EdReform
(Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights - Join the NRA today - www.nra.org)
To: NonValueAdded
I have a Remington bolt action I was planning to cut down for training the grandkids. The "Cricketts" look like a nice alternative.
Do you know if they are grooved to take receiver ("peep") sights and/or other optical sights? Are they capable of shooting one-hole groups at ten meters?
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posted on
08/17/2006 9:08:17 AM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: rellimpank
"They should be splashing in the pool, catching insects in a jar, flipping somersaults on an old mattress or throwing a football through a tire hanging from a tree." My 8-year old boy does all that and more, including keeping them in the black with my .22lr bolt-action at 25 yards.
And due to my wife and mine's daily close parental supervision, he's still considerably more innocent than most kids his age.
Knowledge of firearms does not automatically imply "lost innocence" as this so-called "journalist" like to believe.
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posted on
08/17/2006 10:46:33 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(The Constitution defines Conservatism. *NRA*)
To: NonValueAdded
Im having trouble deciding between the Cricket and the
Chipmunk. Had ou been familiar with Chipmunk? If so, might you be willing to comment on why you prefer the Cricket?
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posted on
08/19/2006 6:54:04 AM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(I traded freedom for security and all I got were these damned shackles.)
To: gnarledmaw
No, I wasn't familiar with the Chipmunk. Length of pull is the critical feature in first gun selection, with price a close second. Plus, I could get it new at WallyWorld for $108. Other features come into play once the basics are mastered and you're ready to step up the investment. I will take a look at the Chipmunk, though. Thanks.
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posted on
08/19/2006 1:24:27 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Tom Gallagher - the anti-Crist [FL Governor, 2006 primary])
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