Lord Sega
Regular Member
I can't remember when, could be 15 to 20 years back, there was a news piece on "60 minutes" or "20/20", one of the main broadcast news shows about guns and kids.
They conducted and experiment where families brought in their kids who were left in a room to play with the provided toys & other kids. The kids were (I think) around 7-9 years old, the only difference is whether the kids were in a household that didn't believe in guns (not even allowing toy guns, ie cap guns or nerf) and those who had been taught and trained what to do around guns.
All this was filmed through a one way mirror, with the parents watching, on how the kids would react when they found the real gun (safely disabled of course) that was buried in a toy basket.
As you can imagine, those from the anti-gun homes consistently picked the gun up, pointed it around and even pulled the trigger several times as the parents stood there dumbstruck.
When the kids with training, gun friendly, homes found the gun they made sure no one touched it and went to get an adult.
So even if you don't believe in guns, and don't want them in your home (your choice) this shows that discussion and training for kids in what to do is still a necessity.
I have been looking/searching all over the web for this news article, so I come to you OC.org, if anyone can find it, we can. Like I said it's old, but I hope to find a download-able copy.
If anyone can find this video on the web, please reply with a link.
They conducted and experiment where families brought in their kids who were left in a room to play with the provided toys & other kids. The kids were (I think) around 7-9 years old, the only difference is whether the kids were in a household that didn't believe in guns (not even allowing toy guns, ie cap guns or nerf) and those who had been taught and trained what to do around guns.
All this was filmed through a one way mirror, with the parents watching, on how the kids would react when they found the real gun (safely disabled of course) that was buried in a toy basket.
As you can imagine, those from the anti-gun homes consistently picked the gun up, pointed it around and even pulled the trigger several times as the parents stood there dumbstruck.
When the kids with training, gun friendly, homes found the gun they made sure no one touched it and went to get an adult.
So even if you don't believe in guns, and don't want them in your home (your choice) this shows that discussion and training for kids in what to do is still a necessity.
I have been looking/searching all over the web for this news article, so I come to you OC.org, if anyone can find it, we can. Like I said it's old, but I hope to find a download-able copy.
If anyone can find this video on the web, please reply with a link.