Wednesday, June 10, 2009

another current event

In the hunting state of Wisconsin, senators voted Tuesday June 9th to pass a bill allowing children of ten years of age or older to hunt with a rifle, but are required to be accompanied by a parent/guardian with a license to hunt, thats within arms reach at all times, and may only carry one firearm. One opposing side states that it will be beneficial to a child's skill to begin learning the survival needs of hunting, fishing, and trapping at an early age. The other opposing side states that the bill is practically asking for a fatal accident to occur, and it is risking the lives of the child and parent teaching the child to use a firearm at a young age. As much as I believe that children/teenagers should be able to do whatever they want under their parents permission/consent, I also believe that in some cases there needs to be legal restrictions and guidelines when it comes to such a public sport such as hunting. Yes many people will oppose thing bill because it allows a ten year old to fire a weapon, but it is obviously up to the parents to decide whether to take their child hunting or not. A parent would not put their child in such a situation if they weren't sure they were safe.

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