Georgia Republican Buys 4-Year-Old a Gun

Either way - an elected official with absolutely zero common sense!

I agree with Eric. My kids don’t have guns, but my nephew (6) does. What we mean by “his” gun, though, is that he opened it (unloaded, duh) on his birthday, and my brother carries it out to the supervised shooting range and teaches my nephew how to hit targets. Nephew never has access to it without my brother’s hand, literally, on his back or shoulder, and it is unloaded before they get back in the car to go home. My brother got him the real gun, but no toy guns, because he wanted his son to have a real concept of the power a gun holds, and to learn to respect it. His stance is that something as a meaningful as a gun shouldn’t come in toy form. I wouldn’t think about buying my kids a gun, but I can see where my brother, and possibly this man, might think it a reasonable idea in some circumstances.

“As the mother of a four-year-old, I wouldn’t let her within fifteen miles of a gun” - I guess you don’t spend much time around police officers then.

This post smacks of nutty hysteria. If you’re so afraid of guns, you’d be insane to let your child near a swimming pool, which are statistically far more lethal to children than guns.

You act like this person stores the loaded pistol under his daughter’s pillow fully loaded. The emotionally-charged ranting of gun-grabbers does not win you more supporters.

Trent D., the fifteen miles was for affect - yes, she’s been “around” a gun. In fact, she’s been to a police shooting range where “I” fired a gun while the Sheriff and Undersheriff babysat. That said, still not letting my four-year-old put her hand on a gun.
Eric: the idea that gun safety issues aren’t a concern when it comes to kids and suicide by gun is equally disingenuous. If a depressed child does not have access to a gun, they can’t shoot themselves.
But both of you have missed my very major point here - I’m not saying children shouldn’t ever be introduced to guns, but that there should be responsible gun ownership. Putting a gun in the hands of a four-year-old is treating it as if it is a toy. Until a child is old enough to understand the difference, they shouldn’t get a gun.

I was raised around guns, and knew not to play with them. My parents got me my own gun at a young age, however, it was always locked away in a safe unless we were using them for target practice. I learned to target shoot (never animals, etc. and always at a safe gun range) how to clean, disassemble, and store guns safely. My parents made my brother and I take a class when we were kids. While I agree 4 is young to be handling guns, I don’t think it’s ever too early for parents to train kids about gun safety (toy or otherwise). Parents who DON’T talk to their kids have curious kids IMHO.

And, for the record, as an adult and mother, I don’t own a gun (I don’t go target practicing now), but still do talk to my kids. They will learn when they are older how to handle, shoot, and store safely as I did. I won’t take the chance for them to be curious at a friends house. And, I won’t buy my child a toy gun, or play as if they are shooting someone/something. It’s a learning/respect for life thing.

You can be a gun owner or advocate, and be responsible/teach responsibilty.

totally agree with Trey…

Poor judgement call by the parent and not to mention he must be snorting something. Our kids are not politcal statement to make or experiments! On http://www.truuconfessions.com other moms will agree.

4 is fine. As some were saying, it’s not as if the kids are necessarily walking around with the guns strapped to their hip. I think it’s great to start firearm education early. That way it isn’t such a big deal later on. I shot my first handgun when I was 5. My dad was and still is a police officer. I didn’t own one until I was 21 (now I’m 22). It’s a process. You buy the gun saying it’s theirs, and as they get older, let them use it more and more without aid. Start by holding it with them while they shoot and eventually they’ll be mature enough to shoot without assistance. It’s like teaching your kid to ride a bike, just with more safety precautions.

1st off, Jerguson is my Rep and I voted for him and plan on doing it again.
Secondly, the post is a ‘textbook’ case on how to use the book, “How to Lie with Statistics”.
Thirdly, if children were taught how to respect a firearm at earlier ages, we wouldn’t see as many “accidents” from teenagers. I was raised with guns in the house. I knew, from proper teaching, that they were to be respected and I was not allowed to even think about handling them without an adult present. My father had a gun that I referred to as “mine”. I actually still own that firearm today.
Lastly, I understand that if you are not a hunter/shooter, then you are not exactly up-to-date with firearm safety practices. However, you should use a little common sense when making such derogatory claims, especially when you know 1% of the story.

I know it is hard to believe, but Jerguson’s daughter isn’t packing heat. She isn’t taking it to grade school for show-and-tell, which I believe is the reaction this blog is trying to get from the general public. Also, using a Glock in pink as the image is both factually inaccurate and intentionally misleading.

Get some facts first….Here’s an idea- Call Mr Jerguson and get a clarification! Noble idea, eh- actually doing research instead of taking an article as 100% factual.