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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Like my father? We had loaded guns in the house. We also had his motorcycle and car keys but never went for joy rides. My mother kept prescription medicine in the bathroom us kids never took. Etc ??.
The problem really is simple, 325,000,000 Americans and every now and then one goes full-retard.
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Let's remember this day. It's the day you and I agreed on everything.
I grew up in a household full of firearms. And cars (being as my father owned a used car dealership). And motorcycles.
Not once did it occur to me to unlock the gun cabinet (It's not like I didn't know where the key was) and take out one of the rifles or handguns. Not even to clean, or look at it, or anything. I also didn't take cars or motorcycles without permission.
This shit just didn't cross my mind. Don't tell me I was a dumb kid; I left home at fifteen and a half so I wasn't exactly afraid of my own shadow.
The problem is firearms are no longer weapons used for hunting or protection. Firearms are now toys. And little boys like toys.
My friend here in town cracks me up. He thinks he needs firearms for his protection. Never mind the fact that we live in a town with a long term crime rate. He goes to the rifle range to fire his P90 four to six times a week. That's not a firearm for protection; That's a toy.
It's become common for kids to grab their parent's firearms; This parent didn't do enough to secure his firearm, period. The parents should be brought up on charges for this.