a 5 year old and an 11 yr old and NO adults?? really?? who is that stupid??
When I was a kid, I was allowed to go wherever I wanted without adult supervision. The world was no safer then than it is now. But, for some reason, our culture has changed to the point where kids aren’t allowed to go anywhere or do anything without an adult.
Both kids in this situation needed a bit more safety training. How hard can it be to teach a 5 year old that the barrel of a gun should never point at anyone and that he should never grab it?
My kids have been shooting since way before the ‘recommended’ age in my state. The were strictly monitored till they showed signs of gun maturity. Also I constantly repeated the gun safety commandments till they were sick of hearing me.
I have a photo of my grandpa as a 6 year holding a 22 rifle and a very large hare. It was his job to help put food on the table while his father was working.