First off for those new to my Blog I am indeed a Gun owner, and Evil Black gun owner at that!
I have shot Competitively and am as lifetime Montana Hunter and Outdoorsman.
The competitive shooting part really changed everything I thought I knew about Firearms, especially safe handling.
When you are on the line at any NRA event you have to make sure your Firearm has the Slide or Bolt open when not in your hand. A magazine if it has one has to be removed as well before you can even think about going downrange. Moreover before anyone even thinks of it, someone asks if all is clear before you move.
Before you fire is of course the opposite and the range is "Hot"
Now with all that said, I grew up in the 70s and 80s watching loony toons and I of course loved it.
I also like lots of kids emulated aspects of it and thankfully, not the firearms part.
I remember jumping off of the Barn Roof only to be caught by my father and getting my ass flat out tanned. Dad was surely terrified and rightfully so. Nobody got hurt, but I am sure the wind being knocked out of me at the time did me no favors.
The really interesting aspect of me even being allowed to watch Loony Tunes is my father would not even let me point a toy gun at another kid, of course I did as we were children, however he would get angry if he caught me and my father was like most fathers of the time, not someone you wanted to piss off.
As an adult now with children I get the argument against it, and I am not sure why my parents ever allowed it on in our house at all.
Every aspect of it violates everything we are supposed to do as a gun owner when we follow the rules of firearms safety.
- Always treat the gun as loaded.
- Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
- Always keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
- Always keep the gun unloaded until you are ready to use it.
- Never point the gun at anything you don't intend to destroy.
- Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
- Learn the mechanical and handling characteristics of the gun you are using.
- Always use proper Ammunition.
- Be sure the barrel is clear of obstructions before loading and shooting.
- If your gun fails to fire when the trigger is pulled, hold your shooting position for several seconds; then with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, carefully unload the gun.
- Don't rely on the gun's safety to keep it from firing.
- Be aware of your surroundings when handling guns so you don't trip or lose your balance and accidentally point and/or fire the gun at anyone or anything.
that is true, it is, however kids do not yet have the cognitive resources to understand reality from fiction, hell, many adults do not as well.
Moreover violent Video games have Parental warning and of course our Movies are rated as well.
Even certain things are not allowed on TV, so why in the fuck was a show that encouraged Murder and Suicide ever allowed?
If we think critically regarding the show we realize that it is teaching our kids everything they should not do!
The guns are scary accurate if you think about it and of course there is no real lesson in loony toons, other than acting like assholes.
Now any teen or adult will find it funny, and that is fine, however children may laugh and not understand the dangerous ramifications of it.
Is this really an image children should see? I mean come on what is funny about it?
I struggle to come to terms with the amount of children that this show guided to a terrible solution that should be the very last thing on anyone's mind.
Possibly did it affect adults as well?
Problem s with your relationship? Suicide apparently solves it.
Maybe it's just funny to encourage someone to check out?
Sorry, this is not funny at all, at least not for children and possibly something we should reconsider as adults as well.
I don't know what the writers were thinking during all this, but it could not have been good.,
It will not be played in my house and I encourage you even with the disarmament of characters, to turn it off as well.
It has no business on TV in any capacity, especially as "Children" entertainment.
Be safe, enjoy your firearms and teach your children and others properly.
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