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re: What is your night stand, home defense gun?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 2:57 pm to Jobu93
Posted on 12/8/14 at 2:57 pm to Jobu93
Gotcha. Btw....I'm not judging anyone for having a gun. We don't have one in the house but my husband was a former police officer so I'm sure we will one day soon enough(not until I've been properly trained though...guns still terrify me). And it most certainly will have to be secured in a safe for me to feel ok with it being in the home when we do have a child.
At work, when we admit our kids, one of the questions we ask the parents is if they own a gun and how it's stored(just part of a bunch of safety questions we ask). From the accidental shootings I've seen(that didn't kill the child and they ended up a patient) I've learned to NEVER underestimate a child's curiosity.
At work, when we admit our kids, one of the questions we ask the parents is if they own a gun and how it's stored(just part of a bunch of safety questions we ask). From the accidental shootings I've seen(that didn't kill the child and they ended up a patient) I've learned to NEVER underestimate a child's curiosity.
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 2:58 pm to bigrob385series
6th floor condo with 24 hour security, no need for a gun. If someone does feel the need to climb through my windows, I have a Marucci in the closet.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 2:59 pm to lsunurse
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Never underestimate kids though. 5 seems like the prime age to secure that gun better. Kids climb and are curious as hell at 5 years old. All he has to do is grab a chair and dig in drawers thinking he is looking for candy or something else and then come across that gun.
Looking in a drawer for a piece of candy and find a gun? If the child is 5 years old, they should be taught what guns are, how they are handled, that they should be respected and they should be exposed to shooting so as to witness the lethality and destruction they are capable of. They should be taught never to touch them and that if they want to shoot all they have to do is ask and they get a trip to the range.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:00 pm to lsunurse
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At work, when we admit our kids, one of the questions we ask the parents is if they own a gun and how it's stored(just part of a bunch of safety questions we ask).
Do any parents ever tell you that's absolutely none of your business?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:02 pm to dnm3305
I was squirrel hunting with a .410 at 5 and killed a deer at 6 with a rifle.
All kids should be exposed to guns, even if you don't have any. You never know what they might find at a friends house and you want them to know when they're in a situation they shouldn't be in. As a kid there's no way I dared out my hands on a gun without my dad's permission.
All kids should be exposed to guns, even if you don't have any. You never know what they might find at a friends house and you want them to know when they're in a situation they shouldn't be in. As a kid there's no way I dared out my hands on a gun without my dad's permission.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:03 pm to dnm3305
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If the child is 5 years old, they should be taught what guns are, how they are handled, that they should be respected and they should be exposed to shooting so as to witness the lethality and destruction they are capable of.
You can still teach them that. However, at 5 they don't always understand the finality of death. They still have magical thinking when it comes to stuff like that. And while you may have some children that will not touch it for the fear of getting in trouble....you can't completely expect a 5 year old to listen and grasp the seriousness. I mean...would you leave a 5 year alone on the sidewalk of a busy street and just say "Don't go into the road because a car will hit you and hurt you"?
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:03 pm to sonusfaber
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What is your night stand, home defense gun?
As if I would say on here!
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:06 pm to dnm3305
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Do any parents ever tell you that's absolutely none of your business?
No. They are all happy to answer the questions.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:08 pm to lsunurse
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No. They are all happy to answer the questions.
How is asking that question even relevant? I dont see what the hospital gains from this.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:10 pm to dnm3305
Basic safety questions. We ask if they have a pool and if they do if it's locked with a fence. Ask if child has a carseat, etc.
I guess we could use the info to notify CPS if we felt the child was in an unsafe environment.
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I dont see what the hospital gains from this.
I guess we could use the info to notify CPS if we felt the child was in an unsafe environment.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:13 pm to sonusfaber
Nothing in the nightstand now that I have a kid, but I keep a .22 pistol on a 6 ft armoire that I can get to pretty quick. Also have the 20ga fairly handy. The dog is my early warning system.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:17 pm to lsunurse
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Basic safety questions. We ask if they have a pool and if they do if it's locked with a fence. Ask if child has a carseat, etc. quote:I dont see what the hospital gains from this. I guess we could use the info to notify CPS if we felt the child was in an unsafe environment.
Big Brother is watching.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:27 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:29 pm to TygerTyger
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Big Brother is watching.
I mean I get why we would want to ask safety questions. But we really don't use that info for anything. Myself and other nurses were just talking about that the other day, about why we ask all of them if we don't do anything with it. The case I said about CPS...I guess that would be an extreme case. But it's not like I've had a suspected abusive parent tell me "yeah I have machine guns loaded all over the house just sitting on the coffee table and right by our door"
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:31 pm to lsunurse
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At work, when we admit our kids, one of the questions we ask the parents is if they own a gun and how it's stored(just part of a bunch of safety questions we ask). From the accidental shootings I've seen(that didn't kill the child and they ended up a patient) I've learned to NEVER underestimate a child's curiosity.
None of your frickin Business would be anwser
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:34 pm to sonusfaber
snub nose .38 special
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:38 pm to sonusfaber
My house looks like that scene in mr. And mrs. Smith where they start pulling guns out of ovens and microwaves...
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:40 pm to Choctaw
40 cal on bedside and 12GA pump in corner.
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:41 pm to Crawdaddy
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None of your frickin Business would be anwser
Amen to that
Posted on 12/8/14 at 3:41 pm to Crawdaddy
How does a defense gun thread go 14 pages on the OT? This doesn't even happen on the OB
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