I'm about to potentially end (I'm assuming it will end after what I'm going to say) a friendship with a neighbor that I actually like because of her 5 year old son. But first she's picking my son up from school. Just to clarify I feel the least bit guilty since 99% of the time I take her kid to school and she's only picked mine up a handful of times.
Go on....
The 5 year old brought a 22 rifle over to my property and started shooting it with 4 other kids (mine included) around and no adults. My DH and I heard gunshots which is normal where we live but I quickly realized that the people who normally shoot over here weren't home and DH went running to check. I'm infuriated because I don't even like my kids shooting a BB gun. And the other kids involved know nothing about guns. I completely blame the kid's parents and cannot give this a pass.
I'm about to potentially end (I'm assuming it will end after what I'm going to say) a friendship with a neighbor that I actually like because of her 5 year old son. But first she's picking my son up from school. Just to clarify I feel the least bit guilty since 99% of the time I take her kid to school and she's only picked mine up a handful of times.
Go on....
The 5 year old brought a 22 rifle over to my property and started shooting it with 4 other kids (mine included) around and no adults. My DH and I heard gunshots which is normal where we live but I quickly realized that the people who normally shoot over here weren't home and DH went running to check. I'm infuriated because I don't even like my kids shooting a BB gun. And the other kids involved know nothing about guns. I completely blame the kid's parents and cannot give this a pass.
What?! Yeah I think you're right!!
This is absolutely insane. I would have been calling the cops (I don't know what they could do, but I'm sure there is a law against a 5 yo having possession of a gun) right that second and telling them what you found and then gone straight over to the neighbors. How you haven't said anything to them yet totally baffles me. This is why some people just shouldn't be allowed to have guns. The thought of my kid being shot because of another parents inability to 1.lock up their gun and 2. Not teach there kid about gun safety, infuriates me for you.
TTC#1 January 2013, BFP 7/4/13 MC 8/7/13 D&C 8/22/13
BFP 5/20/14 CP 5/26/14
BFP 12/6/14 DD Born an Angel on 7/17/15 at 35 weeks
I'm about to potentially end (I'm assuming it will end after what I'm going to say) a friendship with a neighbor that I actually like because of her 5 year old son. But first she's picking my son up from school. Just to clarify I feel the least bit guilty since 99% of the time I take her kid to school and she's only picked mine up a handful of times.
Go on....
The 5 year old brought a 22 rifle over to my property and started shooting it with 4 other kids (mine included) around and no adults. My DH and I heard gunshots which is normal where we live but I quickly realized that the people who normally shoot over here weren't home and DH went running to check. I'm infuriated because I don't even like my kids shooting a BB gun. And the other kids involved know nothing about guns. I completely blame the kid's parents and cannot give this a pass.
What?! Yeah I think you're right!!
This is absolutely insane. I would have been calling the cops (I don't know what they could do, but I'm sure there is a law against a 5 yo having possession of a gun) right that second and telling them what you found and then gone straight over to the neighbors. How you haven't said anything to them yet totally baffles me. This is why some people just shouldn't be allowed to have guns. The thought of my kid being shot because of another parents inability to 1.lock up their gun and 2. Not teach there kid about gun safety, infuriates me for you.
The police in my area are complete jokes. Unless someone was actually shot they wouldn't do anything. I call the police here every so often to report violence, drunk driving, robberies etc... They sometimes will take my statement over the phone hours after the incident and then tell me, "well, hopefully they were just having a bad day and it doesn't happen again."
ETA: I told the parents right after everything happened... I just hadn't given them a piece of my mind.
I know it isn't Friday so I'm a little late with my FFFC, but I have not had a chance to really sit down in front of the computer. My FFFC is I just finished binge watching Fuller House. Hence the reason I have not been in front of the computer much lol
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ETA: I told the parents right after everything happened... I just hadn't given them a piece of my mind.
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