Gun for a 7 yr old

[mistoffolees]

Your not getting the point here. The child is not the one who will be the owner of the gun, the adult is. There is little chance they are going to deny a persons constitutional right to own guns if he can legally own them. There is no law or even a case I can find so far that would support it. Maybe, and that is a stretch, they could go to court and get an order saying their child cannot touch this gun, but there is almost no way they will tell the adult he can't buy it.

I didn't say they would. There are quite a few things the court could do that would be fully constitutional:

1. Require that all guns be kept locked up when the child is in the home.

2. Require that the child never be allowed to touch the gun.

3. Say that the child is not allowed to be in a home that has guns (which means that Mom would have to decide between custody and keeping the BF).

4. Require that all children receive the state gun safety course - even if they are not going to hunt.

Probably quite a few more options, as well.

I'm not saying what the judge would rule - I really don't have any idea. But there ARE options that protect the children without taking away BF's constitutional rights.

 

[RichHill3]

There are rulings against constitutional rights that happen all the time...but that's neither here nor there.

I think it's great that the BF is getting the kids involved in learning to handle the weapons. It is ten times less likely that gun "accidents" happen when everyone in the home knows about the guns that are there. If the BF already has and will continue to have the weapons in the home, it is prudent to let the children handle them safely. The more the kids handle the guns, the less enamored they will be with the mystique of the weapons and the less likely they will want to play with them while nobody is looking.

Now is the child really mentally retarded? and ADHD? Or are you going by what the school system told you. I lived in Bloomington Illinois last year and they tried to tell me my seven year old was slow and had ADHD as well. I went to five different doctors and found that only one agreed with the school. I tutored the child, and refused all medications. He is now a B student and above grade level in ever area of learning. He certainly does not have ADHD either. So be careful of claims like that against your children, sometimes it's just that the authority figures around him don't want the aggrevation of being there for him.

Maybe supervised shooting could calm him down a little

 

[Mom_of_Two]

There are rulings against constitutional rights that happen all the time...but that's neither here nor there.

I think it's great that the BF is getting the kids involved in learning to handle the weapons. It is ten times less likely that gun "accidents" happen when everyone in the home knows about the guns that are there. If the BF already has and will continue to have the weapons in the home, it is prudent to let the children handle them safely. The more the kids handle the guns, the less enamored they will be with the mystique of the weapons and the less likely they will want to play with them while nobody is looking.

Now is the child really mentally retarded? and ADHD? Or are you going by what the school system told you. I lived in Bloomington Illinois last year and they tried to tell me my seven year old was slow and had ADHD as well. I went to five different doctors and found that only one agreed with the school. I tutored the child, and refused all medications. He is now a B student and above grade level in ever area of learning. He certainly does not have ADHD either. So be careful of claims like that against your children, sometimes it's just that the authority figures around him don't want the aggrevation of being there for him.

Maybe supervised shooting could calm him down a little

I use to teach Special Education, and the teachers and staff (other than a licensed school psychologist) would never make a diagnosis of a student. All we can do is suggest that the child be examined and tested by a doctor. Even after all of the testing in the world, many parents have a hard time accepting that their child may have some some limitations and/or may need adjustments in their learning and home environment. It can be a very emotionally charged situation.

Dad said that this child is in a Special Day Class and has been diagnosed with ADHD and mild Retardation. I don't think this is the forum where we should be encouraging dad to discount or challenge what the professionals have told him.

I do think Misto is right when he said that there are many stipulations that can be put forth by the court that would not infringe on the BF's right to bear arms. Stipulating that a 7 year old child with disabilities and a past stabbing incident not be around any type of gun is not unconstitutional. In this case it may be wise. That is for the court to decide, and I still think dad has a shot at getting what he wants.

 

[stealth2]

I wouldn't lend much credence to what Richie posts.