(The Other) Ogre Fisks Code Pink
As some of you may know, I’m not the only Ogre in the blogosphere. You might say we have our own Ogresphere. Of course, I’m the ogre with a name. He’s just Ogre.
Anyway, Ogre had a bit of fun fisking Code Pink’s anti-war-toy flyer. It’s a hoot.
Yeah, I’m semi-anti-toy-gun myself. Instead of buy a kid a toy gun, why not buy them a REAL gun instead? After all, it’s hard to teach a kid to never point a gun at anyone unless you plan on killing them dead, while you hand them a harmless piece of plastic or wood. Give them a real gun, and they’ll understand WHY you never point it at anyone. At the same time, you get to teach them personal responsibility, firearm safety, personal safety, and self-control (not gun control).
I’d suggest a nice bolt-action .22 rifle as a starter weapon starting somewhere between age 8 and 12. At 13 you can move them up into the semi-automatic or a .420 shotgun. They’ll want to have some experience before they get their 12ga at 16 and their very own Glock 9mm at 18 or 21.
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And don’t forget the BB-gun! Gotta start ‘em out with a BB gun first, if you ask me.