So if you are talking about a 10 year old, or older, how do you propose locking up all matches and lighters from them. Don’t you think by this age if you haven’t taught them properly, locking things up just to avoid danger is a little too late?
And someone else brought up driving at an early age as not happening. I grew up on a ranch and was driving long before it was legal for me to do so. But, I knew the consequences of the actions I was taking.
So if you are talking about a 10 year old, or older, how do you propose locking up all matches and lighters from them.I don't. But I'm not in favor of issuing every 10 year old a lighter and lighter fluid either. It's not a choice between making implements of fire freely available to every 10 year old or locking them all up in a safe (either the fire implements or the 10 year olds).
There's a big difference between you driving on the ranch and a kid driving in the streets of Manhattan. I was racing motorcycles when I wasn't much older so I'm hardly in favor of keeping kids in a padded room. It just depends on the context.