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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 217358" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Again, I don't know the full story. But, I grew up in a household where there were guns in extremely easy access. Shoot...my dad slept with a 45 under his pillow. He probably still does. That's not to mention the various 12 gage shotguns that were kept around the house. I'm trying to remember the age we were given our own...it must have been around that age of 8. It was a thing of pride.</p><p> </p><p>We'd prop various things up on a fence, or the best was a 2 liter bottle on a frozen pond and try to hit them. Or, there was 'fishing' with a 22 in the local creek. (Ok...we were a bit bored in SD.) Point made, though, was I'd say, "Mom...going shooting." Ok! Have a good time! There was never a thought about letting your kid having access to a gun. No locks on the gun racks, plenty of ammo. We were actually allowed to carry rifles on a gun rack in our pickups to school. Imagine that today. Nobody even questioned it.</p><p> </p><p>That was back in the day, though. You'd think people would have more sense now. I'm not sure where this family is from, but I can GUARANTEE YOU that there are thousands of households in this country that still function under this train of thought and tradition.</p><p> </p><p>I'm not surprised he had access.</p><p> </p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 217358, member: 179"] Again, I don't know the full story. But, I grew up in a household where there were guns in extremely easy access. Shoot...my dad slept with a 45 under his pillow. He probably still does. That's not to mention the various 12 gage shotguns that were kept around the house. I'm trying to remember the age we were given our own...it must have been around that age of 8. It was a thing of pride. We'd prop various things up on a fence, or the best was a 2 liter bottle on a frozen pond and try to hit them. Or, there was 'fishing' with a 22 in the local creek. (Ok...we were a bit bored in SD.) Point made, though, was I'd say, "Mom...going shooting." Ok! Have a good time! There was never a thought about letting your kid having access to a gun. No locks on the gun racks, plenty of ammo. We were actually allowed to carry rifles on a gun rack in our pickups to school. Imagine that today. Nobody even questioned it. That was back in the day, though. You'd think people would have more sense now. I'm not sure where this family is from, but I can GUARANTEE YOU that there are thousands of households in this country that still function under this train of thought and tradition. I'm not surprised he had access. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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