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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 13-year-old Philadelphia boy who was playing with a gun with several other teens has died after he was shot in the face.
Police say the teens were playing with a gun in the backyard of a home Wednesday evening when the gun went off, striking the boy once in the face.
Guns are a major issue yet there is nothing taught in school about them. I seriously do not understand why there is not a basic required class on how to handle a gun
originally posted by: Rosinitiate
a reply to: ShadowLink
Some gun toting parents lack the foresight. Isn't that the reason of public education? To ensure we can garner knowledge our parents likely lack?
originally posted by: ShadowLink
a reply to: JinMI
I'm no different from you. All my life I've been around guns, my house currently has many.
But it was my parents who taught me how to handle, care for, and ultimately not shoot someone in the face by accident.
As for schools educating my kids on firearms safety, pfft.
I barely trust them to educate my kids on the basics of math, English, geography and science, let alone the proper handling of a gun.
This is a parents job. If they want to own a firearm then they need to learn how to maintain and safely use when, then they can pass that onto their children so an incident such as this doesn't befall them too.
Seriously.. 13????????????????????? I knew all about guns when I was 8. How to handle them, how not to point them at people, how to clear them and absolutely do not PLAY WITH THEM.....
originally posted by: ShadowLink
a reply to: Orionx2
Guns are a major issue yet there is nothing taught in school about them. I seriously do not understand why there is not a basic required class on how to handle a gun
Although a class or two wouldn't necessarily hurt, this is the job of the gun owning parents, not the schools.
Why does a 13 year old have access to his parents guns?