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My 7-year-old son shot his little brother just below the left eye a few days ago. I was amazed at how little mess there was to clean up.

He kept saying, "I didn't know it was loaded. I thought it was empty."

I thought he knew the rules of gun safety. ALWAYS treat a gun as if it is loaded.

The gun used was a Super Soaker, by the way. I used the incident to re-enforce the gun safety rules. I also told my older son, again, that we don't make exceptions to the gun rules for "toy" guns. And the Super Soaker is no longer accessible to him (at least for a while).

Also, never underestimate the lung capacity of a 20-month-old who has been shocked by a stream of water hitting him just below the eye!

Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find that story funny. I don't think that was something joke about or put smiley faces next to.

Snake Doctor wrote:Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find that story funny. I don't think that was something joke about or put smiley faces next to.

man, lighten up... the guy got to drive home a golden rule of gun safety with no loss of life or limb. i bet the boy will always remember this lesson!

No pointing fingers here, but this is the reason I forbid my kids(7 and 10 yrs old) to play with anything that might resemble a toy gun or knife. For some strange reason, they seem to lose the sense of responsibility when playing with toy guns or knives. I guess boys will be boys. I'm glad you had an opportunity to correct your kids on the proper handling of toy guns. Later.

jazr45acp wrote:No pointing fingers here, but this is the reason I forbid my kids(7 and 10 yrs old) to play with anything that might resemble a toy gun or knife. For some strange reason, they seem to lose the sense of responsibility when playing with toy guns or knives. I guess boys will be boys. I'm glad you had an opportunity to correct your kids on the proper handling of toy guns. Later.

I always wondered why I have such a hard time handling firearms and knives responsibly. Must have been that Roy Rogers double cap pistol set with matching rubber blade Bowie knife that I got from my parents on my 4th birthday.

shaggydog wrote: I always wondered why I have such a hard time handling firearms and knives responsibly. Must have been that Roy Rogers double cap pistol set with matching rubber blade Bowie knife that I got from my parents on my 4th birthday.

Shaggy,

A statement like the one above should never be made. It is a dead giveaway to your age!

Should I mention my favorite Authentic Davey Crockett Coon Skin Cap and Flintlock Cap Rifle????? and the Buckskin Jacket made from a buck my grandpaw shot????

yeah, I may not have grown up with Roy Rogers, but I grew up with Buck Rogers, and now I can't understand why my CTC LazerGrips don't cut through the wall....

I always got stuff in pairs...What I got, my brother got as well...And it worked out for the best...

Daisy BB guns, I think by the time we were 8 and 6 years old respectively...

Then the Ruger (the best and only Ruger I have) 10/22 carbine, which I still have over in the safe...

My brother tricked his out with the foldable stock and evil high capacity magazines...

I left mine fairly pristine...Put a small Tasco scope on it and a good sling...I believe the hours I spent carefully learning how to shoot that rifle safely (by myself) is what led to the discipline I have now that is second nature to me...

But still, shooting fresh cow patties, and how they "ploop" when you shoot them is still pretty fun...

Bet no one else here would admit to that!!!

Um,
Are you guys saying it is bad that when Blake gets me I chase him around the backyard with MY super soaker getting him back?

Whats the point of having a squirt gun if you can't squirt someone with it?

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But still, shooting fresh cow patties, and how they "ploop" when you shoot them is still pretty fun...

Bet no one else here would admit to that!!!

When I was in my teens, I shot those patties with a .222 varmit rifle. They don't go 'ploop' then...and make sure you're not too close.

I was lucky enough to grow up around guns...almost literally

My Dad first took me out to the gun range when I was around 6-7 and taught me how to shoot with his little Ruger .22...Mom objected at first but my dad's reasoning was "well, would you rather him know the seriousness of a gun if he were to find one...or find one and not have a clue"...Mom then started encouraging it...Going out to the range was really funny because on the pistol range they had a counter/bar looking thing where you lay your gun and underneath it had a shelf so you could keep your ammo/mags or whatever down there...I had to shoot from the shelf...One time we were out there and this guy came up to my dad and ask "Is that your boy?" and my dad said "yeah, do you have a problem with him shooting from down there" and the guy replied "Nah, I was just so amazed at how safe he is handling that gun"

22 years old with 15+ years of shooting experence...teach them young and they'll never forget...