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Everybody does stupid and irresponsible things in their lives. Young people are even more prone to do so because they lack the experience of age. That is why we don't allow them to vote, drink, get married, or get tattoos. It is our hope that we have trained them enough to appreciate the dangers of firearms. But they are not robots to be programmed. They are people. Silly stupid people that we dearly love. I believe children should be educated about guns and learn to enjoy and respect them. But, as much as I might trust a "responsible" child, I know that they are not immune from "the follies of youth", and that I hope that of all the bad choices they make in their lives, they are limited in the abilities to include guns in them while they're still young.
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