05-06-2013, 01:32 PM
Five years old is too young to handle a gun, even if the child has been educated, to the extent that a five year old can be.
Brain functionality that allows individuals to connect actions to potential consequences is just not sufficiently developed in a 5 year old.
Putting a loaded gun in the hands of a 5 year old, educated or not (and especially unsupervised), is the action of an adult with a 5 year old's level of smarts and wisdom, imo. It's a huge risk and it's just plain stupid.
Brain functionality that allows individuals to connect actions to potential consequences is just not sufficiently developed in a 5 year old.
Putting a loaded gun in the hands of a 5 year old, educated or not (and especially unsupervised), is the action of an adult with a 5 year old's level of smarts and wisdom, imo. It's a huge risk and it's just plain stupid.