Gun Safety -
Once a bullet is fired, it can't be stopped.
As a gun owner and someone who really enjoys sport shooting, I have to say that the ONLY answer to this is to teach most FASD children to NEVER EVER EVER touch a gun.
The other side of this, and even more important, is that GUN OWNERS MUST BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR GUNS! This doesn't mean putting them on a high shelf or hiding them. It doesn't mean locking them in a gun "cabinet" or a drawer either. It means keeping the guns in an approved gun "safe" (all hinges etc. are internal so that they can't be removes), the guns should have a trigger lock on them with the key kept in a totally separate place, they should be unloaded, and all ammunition should be kept locked in a separate place. I would not hesitate to ask my friends if they had guns in their home and to insist that the same safe guards be followed if your child is to visit in their home. It doesn't matter if the gun is a pellet gun or a 357 magnum.
A child should not be in the position to "evaluate" whether a gun is real or not, and a pellet and a BB gun ARE real guns. I know that it will be offensive to some that I am a gun owner, and for that I apologize. Faslink parent
We also have guns....with the same policy...all are LOCKED in a gun safe and NONE are allowed out unless they are being used in competition....Then they go in locked cases to the car and in locked cases coming back... ammunition is always kept separated from the firearms.
There are individuals who should NEVER touch guns and many FASD individuals just doesn't have the forethought to be responsible in handling firearms....a firearm is just too dangerous and takes too much thinking and processing to handle correctly. Once the bullet is released it does not return.
Regardless of your opinions, there will always be weapons around that our children could access. We need to be very proactive in demanding that gun owners be responsible.
Once a bullet is fired, it can't be stopped.
FASlink parent