So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Jan 25th 2006, 9:17 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by willmore
Not just the firearm owner but the parent as well. Anything dangerous, sharp or otherwise should be kept out of reach of children. Our kitchen knives are stored at a level that even with a stool the kids cant reached them. Jims tool drawer is locked as well as the kitchen and bathroom cupboards where anything dangerous is stored.
Parents have a responsibility to keep dangerous items out of reach of kids!
Parents have a responsibility to keep dangerous items out of reach of kids!
And when the kids are 8 years old and over 4 foot tall?
The amazing thing is the human race has survived quite well up to now without wrapping everyone up in cotton wool.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:17 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by snowbunny
School children ARE banned from carrying anything that could be a weapon to school. Some districts mandate clear (transparent) rucksacks.
You can't fit a baseball bat into most rucksacks and you generally can't do that much damage to someone with a tree branch that'd fit either. Oh, and baggy clothing is banned.
You can't fit a baseball bat into most rucksacks and you generally can't do that much damage to someone with a tree branch that'd fit either. Oh, and baggy clothing is banned.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:18 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You can kill someone with a rolled up magazine.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:19 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
What do the kids use to eat then? Plastic spoons?
And when the kids are 8 years old and over 4 foot tall?
And when the kids are 8 years old and over 4 foot tall?
Of course you can put dangerous items stored at a level where they cant be reached or lock the cupboard. My son is over 4' tall and we hve no trouble!
And the human race hasnt really survived at all has it....there are more incidents with kids and other nut cases with dangerous weapons all the time!
Jan 25th 2006, 9:20 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Chorlton
As Macgyver here says, anything can be a weapon. I think that there isnt much wrong with those checks, but the main focus should be on the causes of violence in school. There were fights all the time at my old grammar school, but no one ever used a weapon
Same at my school. Well, not where the teachers could see them anyway.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:22 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Chorlton
As Macgyver here says, anything can be a weapon. I think that there isnt much wrong with those checks, but the main focus should be on the causes of violence in school. There were fights all the time at my old grammar school, but no one ever used a weapon
Jan 25th 2006, 9:25 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by willmore
Of course they dont - but spoons arent really dangerous are they?
Originally Posted by willmore
Of course you can put dangerous items stored at a level where they cant be reached or lock the cupboard. My son is over 4' tall and we hve no trouble!
Originally Posted by willmore
And the human race hasnt really survived at all has it....there are more incidents with kids and other nut cases with dangerous weapons all the time!
Jan 25th 2006, 9:26 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by willmore
Of course anything can be a weapon - but how it can be used by the person holding the item is another matter - where are these kids being taught to be so violent!
Kids are pretty inventive. Never underestimate their cunning.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:27 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You can kill someone with a rolled up magazine.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:28 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Can be pretty nasty. Spoon handle rammed in the eye or stomach or the spoon bowl shoved down the throat...
I hope you actually let them see the stuff and explain it to them before they do inadvertantly get it at some point.
Er....well, most people I know are alive to date.
I hope you actually let them see the stuff and explain it to them before they do inadvertantly get it at some point.
Er....well, most people I know are alive to date.
And how many others are dead?
Jan 25th 2006, 9:29 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by willmore
Of course anything can be a weapon - but how it can be used by the person holding the item is another matter - where are these kids being taught to be so violent!
Jan 25th 2006, 9:29 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by willmore
Not just the firearm owner but the parent as well. Anything dangerous, sharp or otherwise should be kept out of reach of children. Our kitchen knives are stored at a level that even with a stool the kids cant reached them. Jims tool drawer is locked as well as the kitchen and bathroom cupboards where anything dangerous is stored.
Parents have a responsibility to keep dangerous items out of reach of kids!
Parents have a responsibility to keep dangerous items out of reach of kids!
Jan 25th 2006, 9:30 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Chorlton
They are being taught to grow up to be soldiers. Their parents ignore ratings on dvd's and games.
Have to agree with you - being taught to be violent individuals who think that violence is the only way to solve a problem!
Jan 25th 2006, 9:30 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by Chorlton
They are being taught to grow up to be soldiers. Their parents ignore ratings on dvd's and games.
Jan 25th 2006, 9:36 pm
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Re: So sad...7yr old shot in the arm at day-care center....
Originally Posted by snowbunny
Man, the military is really desperate in meeting those recruitment numbers....