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Originally Posted by SebC
Surely as a kid, you recognized some kind of difference between things that were "Mommy's" and things that were "yours". The difference is in the degree to which the kid feels entitled to use the gun.
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I agree, but didnt you also have things that were yours but you werent allowed to use without parental supervision. The one other than guns that I had growing up were lawn darts with the pointy ends. They were mine but I had to be supervised to use them. The trampoline when we were little as well. Giving children ownership of these items teaches them to care for them
Either way the kid owning a gun is a huge red herring. The only issue on the gun that should be discussed is access and proper storage. The gun in the drawer is a huge prolem in the US and leads to numerous unneeded deaths.