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How about driving a motor vehicle? If a 12 year old drives grandma to the ER he or she is in violation of the law and can be charged with a juvenile offense. Save a life and go directly to jail. Sounds screwy to me but probably no one would agree. Is a kid behind the wheel of a car any more dangerous than a kid with a 12 gauge shotgun?
You are aware you can legally drive under the age of 16 in many states, particularly rural areas?
A farm Lic does ristrict one from going to the "big city"
but a hardship license does not, you could live in the big city.
A hardship license (Class H) may be issued to a minor who is 14 years old to operate either a Class D passenger vehicle or Class M motorcycle or both. This license is only issued in cases of family hardship and are limited to specific needs.
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I am aware that you will got straight to the police station in most heavily populated areas.
Children are legally the property of their parents, so they do not have 2nd amendment rights. The only rights they do have are to food, shelter, education, and general well-being.
I've learned a lot by reading everyone's post. I find it interesting that some, if not all posts, say that minor children do not have the 2nd amendment right to own or posses firearms.
In some posts some used the anology of drinking age or driving age restrictions...but both consuming alcohol and driving are not constitutional rights but privileges? A better example is the voting age.
I have totally changed my opinion and understand the restriction of minor children to excersize their 2nd amendment right until they are of age.
Children are legally the property of their parents, so they do not have 2nd amendment rights. The only rights they do have are to food, shelter, education, and general well-being.
I could be wrong, but I believe the correct legal term is "ward". No one is the property of another person...even if that person is the parent.
There's nothing wrong with children learning about firearms, firearm safety, and safe shooting skills from a very early age just as they need to learn about traffic safety, water safety, bike safety, fire safety, etc.
In Texas you have to be 18 to own or possess a long gun and 21 to own or possess a handgun so no, kids do not have second amendment rights IMHO. Nor should they have them. You should absolutely have to be an adult to purchase a firearm.
I don't have any objection to parents teaching their children firearm safety and allowing their children to use firearms in well-supervised situations, however. I do not believe anyone under the age of 18 should have free access to a firearm, not even a pellet gun.
"I do not believe anyone under the age of 18 should have free access to a firearm, not even a pellet gun"
What do you think would /could have happened to this 12 year old girl if she DIDN'T have "easy" access to a gun?
"A 12-year-old Oklahoma girl took extreme measures to protect herself when an unfamiliar man broke into her home last Wednesday. The girl, who was home alone during a day off from school, shot and wounded the home intruder, local NBC affiliate KTEN News reports."[LEFT]
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/23/...#ixzz2LqSBrnQH
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It wasn't too long ago kids, from 12 and up, took their rifles and shotguns to school with them.
In the late 50's Wash. D.C. had shooting clubs and kids took their guns to school.
I find it odd that some of the same people who don't want kids under the age of 18 to be able to have guns but, support girls under 18 being able to elect to have abortions WITHOUT their parents notification and consent. ( Not saying you).
Many kids on farms drive and operate big complicated machinery yet can't drive a car on the streets.
Many kids 12 and up do cooking at home. should they be allowed to use a stove unsupervised?
It is legal in some states to marry at 16.
IMO, it all depends on how the kids have been taught and how responsible THEY are.
Blanket statements usually don't cover the complexity of the issue.
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