This ad:
Why not inventory: - Access to TV programming and internet sites? - Storage of alcohol, knives, medications, peanuts, and tobacco products? - Access to ladders, poisons, pools, tools, and vehicles?
Who on Earth, except possibly for the most insane, would confirm that they are irresponsible with guns? The answer is always going to be: - “I don’t have any guns [that you need to know of]” or - “Yes [as far as you need to know], I am responsible with guns.”
This does nothing for safety, saving lives, or having a productive conversation — assuming the asking parent is even open to anything other than “all guns are a public danger”.
[End Complaint]
Of course the comments are disabled. While I agree it's a reasonable thing to ask, isn't it also a nearly self-answering question by the simple fact the guy is alive and uninjured?
I would have so many questions for the asking parent… - Has your child had any safety training? - I just got back from a hunting trip, and I was considering cleaning my shotgun at some point, maybe just before or just after your child arrives. Would that be a concern? - How quickly would you guess I could get to a gun if I needed to protect anyone in the house, including your child? - Do you have any adult toys in your house that my child could be exposed to? Are they secured properly? - Before I answer any questions, would you mind filling out this form for a background check?
I just caught the radio version of this yesterday on my lunch break, while half listening to conservative talk radio. It played right after a Henry Repeating Arms commercial 😂 It was subtle enough that many folks might hear the ad and agree subconsciously with its message. Very disingenuous.
If both parents are normal, decent people, who have raised normal, functioning kids, there is no need for this conversation, other than politics.