• CTDummy@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    We learnt this stuff as kids. Not even from the US but grew up on farm. Well before we were ever trusted to touch a rifle we were told time and time again these stories about brothers (or friends) playing with a gun, one of them points the gun at the other and pulls the trigger; killing the brother/friend.

    It’s not on the kid(s), it’s on the responsible adult. If you have firearms around, even if they’re not intended to be used by everyone, everyone in proximity to them should be taught gun safety and the firearm stored securely.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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      6 months ago

      While I agree with this sentiment, we don’t know if it was the mother’s firearm. For all we know she was anti-gun.