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I agree, Emma. It's so very

Ramona — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:14:34 +0000

In reply to Giving a five-year old his

I agree, Emma. It's so very sad. The parents and the five-year-old will live with this forever. I only hope it wakes people up to the fact that guns are not toys, no matter how much they want to use them as playthings.

The website is there now.

Ramona — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:11:27 +0000

In reply to The Crickett website is gone

The website is there now.

The Crickett website is gone

artappraiser — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:41:22 +0000

In reply to This is the Crickett Kids

The Crickett website is gone for now. They either took it down or had a hack attack. Doesn't look like a temporary glitch because the home page http://www.crickett.com/ takes you to the server test page. Mother Jones posted some pix from the site before it went bye bye which is the only way I could see examples of what you guys were talking about.

Yeah I grieve for that 5

Richard Day — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:25:30 +0000

In reply to Giving a five-year old his

Yeah I grieve for that 5 year-old. He will have to carry this burden of guilt to his grave!

Giving a five-year old his

EmmaZahn — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:43:38 +0000

In reply to Boy, 5, accidentally shoots and kills sister, 2

Giving a five-year old his own rifle is definitely dumb parenting. Leaving it loaded and available in a corner next to his bb-gun is the real crime and just plain stupid.

Just because they have not yet been charged with a crime does not mean they will not be. They may even lose custody of their son. Whatever happens legally, the worst for them will be living with it. Even the five-year old.

Makes me more sad than angry.

It appears that the Boy Scout

rmrd0000 — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:01:23 +0000

In reply to OH SHITE! Damn! You must have

It appears that the Boy Scout of America don't have an age criteria for shooting courses.The age appears to be based on local law and class size limits. Age is not amount the things listed in badge requirements in their online information.

I'd suggest acetylene

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:23:18 +0000

In reply to Too many parents coddle their

I'd suggest acetylene blowtorch instead, with optional face screen - moves her up the union wage scale (if such a thing still exists), and what she can't cut through, she can probably weaken structurally so it comes down anyway.

Too many parents coddle their

ocean-kat — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:40:04 +0000

In reply to This is the Crickett Kids

Too many parents coddle their children now days. I'm planning on giving my 5 year old niece a circular saw and a stack of 2 / 4's to cut up. Not only will she have fun cutting them up into little pieces she'll be learning a valuable skill.

OH SHITE! Damn! You must have

Richard Day — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:50:53 +0000

In reply to The testimonials are even

OH SHITE!

Damn!

You must have just written this!

Yeah!

Fire retardant pajamas.

Damn!

I do not know what else to add to this!

Goddamn I am so mad!

We cannot do a damn thing about this really except to punish parents for being so grossly negligent.

Guns are easier to purchase than dope in California for chrissakes.

Oh I am getting too mad....

The testimonials are even

rmrd0000 — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:40:36 +0000

In reply to This is the Crickett Kids

The testimonials are even more scary when you realize the ages of some of the children using the weapons. I'm not a lawyer but it seems strange that pajamas have to be fire retardant, but loaded guns are ok.