Best example I think I saw on YouTube: take your kid somewhere you can shoot alone. Set up a watermelon with a picture of their favorite person on it, then hand them a .22 with no hearing protection. Tell them to shoot, and after they've stopped bawling, explain those are the consequences for fooling around with any firearm. Then teach them Col Cooper's 4 laws for gun use.
You'll have someone that will be responsible when handling any firearm for the rest of their life.
Try that logic with a gun.
If they fail and part of the failure experience pulls the trigger, sending a bullet into their head - is that a good learning experience?
I understand your point - and at it's premise, I agree with your point.
But your point is not fitting to the circumstance.
In this circumstance, it is a loaded gun and they are playing with the trigger while pointed at their face.
As a parent, you have a RESPONSIBILITY to understand the difference and act accordingly.
You're missing the forest for the trees with your argument.
Do you not know the gravity of this topic?
Best example I think I saw on YouTube: take your kid somewhere you can shoot alone. Set up a watermelon with a picture of their favorite person on it, then hand them a .22 with no hearing protection. Tell them to shoot, and after they've stopped bawling, explain those are the consequences for fooling around with any firearm. Then teach them Col Cooper's 4 laws for gun use.
You'll have someone that will be responsible when handling any firearm for the rest of their life.