BB and pellet guns
- Thread starter pixiegirl
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nachomama
All Up In Your Grill
pixiegirl said:
I think it's more a maturity thing than it is an age thing. My 13-year old son has a paint ball gun. He hardly ever uses it.
I have one 14-year old nephew who is an avid hunter. I have another 14 year old nephew who I don't trust with a butter knife, much less a gun of any kind.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
10...
...or so is a good age for boys to start shooting each other with bb's.
Maybe 12 if you're worried they're not mature enough. They can wait two years to start shooting each other.
pixiegirl said:
...or so is a good age for boys to start shooting each other with bb's.
Maybe 12 if you're worried they're not mature enough. They can wait two years to start shooting each other.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
In that case...
...now is fine. I'd say 6 and up.
pixiegirl said:
...now is fine. I'd say 6 and up.
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
Ok, so to get to the real situation... Over the weekend an adult let my 5 year old play with a bb gun, totally supervised. I'm tweaked for a couple of reasons. #1 I wasn't asked if this was ok beforehand, #2 I think 5 is too young and #3 said adult didn't tell me about it, my son did. And just so no one thinks it's daddy and I'm just being the mean ex; it wasn't his dad.
smoothmarine187
Well-Known Member
I definetely think he should have asked you first. I have met people that really hate guns and do not want their children anywhere around them. I agree with you though, 5 is to young.
LordStanley
I know nothing
Mark my words, he'll shoot his eye out!
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Who is this...
...adult? I mean, I don't want anyone letting my 5 year old touch a weapon without my BEING there, let alone them taking that on responsibility themselves. They seem to have some sort of comfort level of what is or is not OK with you and they did have your kid, so, what gives?
pixiegirl said:
...adult? I mean, I don't want anyone letting my 5 year old touch a weapon without my BEING there, let alone them taking that on responsibility themselves. They seem to have some sort of comfort level of what is or is not OK with you and they did have your kid, so, what gives?
for not telling ya
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
Larry Gude said:
My ex MIL. As most of us know, bio daddy is AWOL (thank God). I still maintain a relationship with his family and let the ex MIL have the boy on occasion. She and I get along fine BUT this is one thing in a long list where I feel she has overstepped her bounds. She had the boy last Saturday and kept him overnight. I got him back yesterday evening and she said not one word about him shooting bb/pellet guns but on the way home I heard all about it. I haven't brought the issue up with her yet as I want to think about it and not knee jerk. But, I'm not happy about it.
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
pixiegirl said:
This is also coupled with the fact that bio daddy has been completely gone/no contact for a year now. It was HIS bb gun. Ex MIL and I don't see eye to eye on the boy forgetting about his sperm donor. I'm almost inclined to think that this was an attempt to passively bring bio daddy into boy's forethought. He doesn't talk about him anymore so let's give him something to remind him of his daddy.... IT very well may not be the case but she has been upfront about her opinion of me hoping he'll eventually forget the POS that fathered him.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Wtf...
...is grandma doing giving her 5 year old grandson a BB gun?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
pixiegirl said:
...is grandma doing giving her 5 year old grandson a BB gun?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????