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Frankly, I'm no NRA gun nut, but everything in that ad makes a ton of sense to me.

in this and age he'd have to ease his wife's fears that the kid will not go on a rampage in a few years with it...and to certainly assure her he won't teach him to hunt at a shopping mall...

Oh America, you're so batshit.

"I couldn't afford a .45"

They lost me at "hankering" and spelling Daniel "Dan'l"

I can't see the word "Winchester" without thinking of Supernatural any more. And I don't even watch the stupid show.

And then, buy the twelve-year-old his first car!

He probably should have started by making sure his wife knew how to shoot a .22, rather than skipping a generation.

For whatever reason, this ad has led to a lot more debate than other gun ads I've seen posted here. I know that having guns commonly available is pretty much just an American thing, so it's startling if you're from elsewhere, because I didn't grow up in the US. I also know that in a situation where you live with them, it's really good to know how to handle them safely. I'm not big on hunting, but I do intend to teach my son to shoot when he's old enough, because we do have guns in the house.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301040,00.html

foxnews, so take it with a grain of salt (some of the statistics in there seem weird), but personally i don't doubt the conclusions. statistics i find interesting:

"In 2003... 28 children under age 10 died from accidental shots" (and most of those were not from the child shooting the gun).
"The most recent yearly data available indicates that over 30 children under age 5 drowned in five-gallon plastic water buckets."

lock up your five-gallon buckets! and be sure to store their water seperately!

I can't help thinking you would be wise to tell your wife before you buy the 22. Just saying.

And when your daughter wants a 22? Then what do you say?