• TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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    14 days ago

    I was probably not much older than this the first time I shot a rifle. The biggest difference was that it was a single shot .22, and it was being stabilized by sand bags on a shooting platform.

    To give some this age a semi automatic rifle that is as long as they are tall is beyond irresponsible, it’s child endangerment. Why are the people who make firearms their entire personalities always so dogshit at firearm safety?

    • CheetahHybrid @pawb.social
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      One thing my parents did when training me was to only put one bullet in the gun. I’m not saying it’s the best idea to give a gun this large to a kid, but there could be some level of safety taken.

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      Because how can you say you love firearms when you chose your children’s lives over them? Firearms safety is what weekend warriors care about and they could never risk being mistaken for someone like that 🙄

    • Talcosis@lemmy.zip
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      They should have gotten a JR-15. It’s an AR-15, but child sized and chambered for .22