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Ok I have to get my opinion in here. Making guns illegal is not the answer. The killers at Columbine obtained their guns illegally. I grew up in a household that had many guns. My dad taught hunter's education, they were always around me. I knew never to go into his room and play with them. I NEVER did. I was able to shoot his guns at my grandfather's farm when I was 8, because I started taking classes on safe handling.
I learned to shoot pistols when I was 10, and shotguns and rifles when I was 12. I have never shot anything other then a paper target. I was always picked on in school. I was miserable until my junior year (when I gave up on trying to fit in and learned to be myself). It never even crossed my mind to shoot anybody that was cruel to me. My parents divorced and my mom had to work 2 jobs and my dad was never around once he got remarried. I had little supervision growing up, but I had very strict rules and strict consequences if I broke those rules. I think I turned out ok.
By the way, aprilkorova I think it's great that you spend so much quality time with your son. My best friend had her daughter at 15 and I know how hard it was for her. I think parent's like you should be commended.
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