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Florida deputy’s son, 10, accused of selling dead father’s gun to classmate for $300
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Fuck me. We didn't used to arrest tiny children.
And when shit like this comes up, I'm screaming, "How did a 10-yo have access to a GUN!?" Arrest whoever fucked that up please.
There is no excuse. My kids are that age, and they won't touch a gun. Period. (Partly because I've taught them, but mostly because they have brains.)
I have a shitload of guns, and they're all in safes except a couple of black powder arms (which they couldn't arm and fire if their lives depended on it).
Everyone wants "common sense" gun laws? Most ideas are silly, ineffective or run afoul of the 2A (which the courts uphold, like it or not). I see nothing stopping us from draconian storage laws.
Make the laws, it's on the owners to abide. Make an exception for one gun out for home defense, which some caveats. Hell, owners don't even have to pay attention! But if a child lays hands on your gun, concrete and steel box for you.
Do not underestimate children.
Oh my friend, black powder arms are a hella pain in the ass. They're not even considered "guns" in my state.
In any case, they're too physically weak to stuff the ball in there. I have to use a helper tool to start it and mallet to finish.
But first! You gotta figure out where to get black powder and where to pour it. Then you gotta figure out where the percussion cap/primer goes, and the safety and the other controls. LOL, forget the patch? Ball just fell out.
The hobby is a labor of love for sure. Cause it ain't easy. :)
Do they have youtube?
Sure! But as with all searches, you have to know the words to start with. And again, they physically can't stuff a .50 ball and patch.