My mom got my nephew a BB gun for his B-day

Rebekah1021

He was beyond excited! My SIL was even excited about it. I am thinking if that were given to my kid, I wouldn't be okay with it.

FriskyPanda

I'm with you on this one.

Littlejen22

Yeah, I would not give that to DS either and if it were given by my Mom or my brother I would totally say something - anyone else I think I would keep my mouth shut and not let him use it.

august06mom

Depends on the age, depends on the area, depends on the maturity of the kid for me. We don't shoot, and we live in a very populated area, so I don't see DS ever having one. But I don't have a problem with mature gun ownership, even BB guns.

(And I'd fully expect that anyone who wanted to buy DS a BB gun to check with me first.)

Rebekah1021

He's 10 and she got him a safety class too.

Brewster

not ok

AviatorJJ

is there a good reason for a kid to have a gun?

kevschickee2

That wouldn't even be brought into my house much less given to my kids.

Rebekah1021

He asked for one.

r9stedt

10? And a hunters safety course? And sil doesn't care? What's the problem here? I'm sure DS will have one before then, but we will raise him to respect fire arms- just like MH was.

Rebekah1021

r9stedt:

10? And a hunters safety course? And sil doesn't care? What's the problem here? I'm sure DS will have one before then, but we will raise him to respect fire arms- just like MH was.

It's not a problem for them. I would be uncomfortable with it myself. My SIL's family are big hunters.

hopefulmom

My family are big hunters and that would be the norm for us.  I'm sure my oldest DS had a BB gun by the time he was 10.  He also had a pellet gun, then a 22 and whatever they use for deer and now has a pistol and a CWL.  My oldest DD does too...although she didn't have a BB gun or pellet gun.  We live in the country and people hunt in the state park all around us.

summerbrideDC

Hell, no. ?Hilarious in A Christmas Story, not in my kid's hands.