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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
To say that my own personal example doesn't prove your sweeping statement (that kids can't be taugth proper firearm safetly) is a little odd.
Seems to me that I was a kid when it was taught to me, so yup, there you go that looks like a good exception that proves the statement false.
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Did you really understand the reason why you were taught gun safety? I'm arguing that a child cannot understand the reason why they should not shoot a gun at another person. Not that they have no capacity for obeying a rule. A dog can be trained to jump through a hoop when you blow a whistle. They don't know why they should jump through that hoop though.
Proper gun safety involves an understanding of the consequences of shooting another living being. I don't believe kids should be shooting guns until they get a mature understanding of what the heck they are doing.