Moment of Sadness Today

Interesting how this conversation has proceeded, with now nearly 3,000 views.

By the way, nobody is "hiding in the closet" on this issue. That's just a silly remark.
 
Well, no offense Amsdorf, but if you're not extending an invite to them because of something you know or have heard about how psycho the mommy is, that's one thing, and perhaps prudent. But if you only what-if'd yourself into not going by to invite them having no other knowledge beside just meeting the kids...you could be over-reacting to the situation and perhaps missing a great opportunity to gain new friends and to get to introduce some kids to guns.

You never know when one thing you may say to someone may stick and help them immensely later on. What-if (LOL) the parents are not gunnies but let the kids go with you, you teach them the four rules of safety and two weeks from now the kids encounter a gun in their friends house and don't pick it up and point it at their friend because of the seed you planted in their head about safety? You could potentially save a life in this fashion. There's no safety in ignorance, and every little bit helps.

If the mommy is over the hill type obvious when she answers the door, you can always drop back and punt by telling her that you're there concerned for the kids because they came up asking if they could hold the gun (your words) so you thought she should know so that she can instruct them that it is a bad thing for them to do. ??? :)
 
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Ed, you really seem to know a lot about my neighborhood, my neighbors and my relationship with them.

Pretty amazing, since I have not seen any new folks move in lately.

:D

Your speculations are pretty much dead wrong, but...hey, everyone has an opinion.
 
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:rolleyes:OK.

How about you zincwarrior. If your kids came up my walk asking to hold my gun, what would be my proper response? Tell them to get out and let it go? Come tell you that the kids have not been trained in proper response to encountering a weapon?

He didn't offer the rifle to the kids. They asked. He's minding his own business on his patch of ground, and your kids (sic) came up asking. Should he inform the parents of that or mind his own business?
 
I think we've reached this point in the conversation...


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Ed, you didn't ask me but my response to the kids would have been something like, "well boys, I would enjoy showing you the guns but lets go ask your parents if it's ok."

We would then go ask the parents.
 
I grew up in the late sixties and early to mid seventies and you really have to be so careful of litigation nowadays. I am in my early fifties now and I had a great childhood. From my Grandmother(mother's mother) to the man that tended our farmland(Mr. Mack Lee) to my Mom and Dad all had a hand in raising me and I think that did a good job with the resources they had, although things were tight I never really wanted for anything that I did not get, and as you get older you realize that it is not the worldly possesions that mean the most it is the time spent with the individual.
 
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