tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073529.post1661570068501193395..comments2023-12-22T02:25:00.414-06:00Comments on A Keyboard and a .45: A Chilling ReminderJohn Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09376217483411918789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073529.post-22436345458947532362008-12-01T19:19:00.000-06:002008-12-01T19:19:00.000-06:00The toy gun could be a good learning tool for her....The toy gun could be a good learning tool for her. Set up a range (indoor or out), define the target and it's surroundings and start working on the basics.<BR/><BR/>A good sight for general gun safety and raising kids with guns is http://www.frfrogspad.com/safety.htmJohn Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376217483411918789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073529.post-55474951460226324482008-12-01T00:59:00.000-06:002008-12-01T00:59:00.000-06:00wow .. that would make you think twice about thing...wow .. that would make you think twice about things. I must admit I'm facing a bit of a dilemma with my youngest (5) - she has come to the range with me twice now (see my blog for details) and the other day she asked for a belt, holster & "small" gun. I'm trying to decide whether or not to get her a toy gun for Christmas (with belt & holster) or to simply keep reinforcing that guns aren't toys.<BR/><BR/>I think 5 is old enough to understand the difference between toys and real guns but if I'm trying to get her to memorise the 4 rules how sensible is it to give her something that you play with differently (unless i only let her play with the gun when she has set up a non-human target range!).Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33073529.post-62657155761593396962008-11-24T18:02:00.000-06:002008-11-24T18:02:00.000-06:00Well the beauty of working with her so much is tha...Well the beauty of working with her so much is that she will learn to distinguish the difference at some point, even though she's rather young now.<BR/><BR/>We were at a friend's celebration of their new son today, and we briefly talked about guns with kids. They decided not to have toy guns around their house since they have so many real guns. I pointed out that the beauty of parenting is that you can decide whatever is best for your child. Millions of kids have been raised just fine with both toy guns and real guns, and millions have had plenty of childhood fun without toy guns while learning about real guns.<BR/><BR/>I can understand your chill, but I also think that these clues are useful in knowing when a child is actually ready to try a firearm for the first time. And, as you point out, she is only two. It sounds like you guys are doing everything right. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com