I do not know what Shawn More would be thinking when he published on the social networks the photo of his son who, with only 10 years, smilingly shows an assault rifle that had been given for his next birthday. But the point is that a SWAT team of the police and Social Services appeared at home after an anonymous call warning of the danger of a child having access to a weapon.
What do you think? The days before the event should have been something like 'Dad, do you buy me a gun for my birthday?', 'Of course, son! What's more, I'm going to buy you a rifle so you can see how much i love you Thus, where are the weapons that take off bicycles, board or electronic games, sportswear or visits to museums. It is clear irony, do not go thinking. But you will see, it turns out, that - as our colleagues in Babies and More told us a while ago - as a result of the proliferation of weapons in American homes, 60 children die a year from firearms incidents.
I will not judge this trend, but I am clear that anyone can not have an artifact of these characteristics at home without risks to others. They claim that they must protect themselves from possible robberies or violent acts, but because of this indiscriminate presence of weapons in the houses, tragic events occur such as the one starring Adam Lanza in Connecticut, with the result of several children and adults killed after a chilling shooting.
But let's continue with our history today, the authorities could not access the address, because they had no search warrant. Apparently both Shawn More and his lawyer were uncomfortable that the Social Services officials and the police had not called before going home.
That is, the family felt intimidated because all this uproar could have dirtied the image of a good father that the community has of this man. And they intend to soften the mess by stating that Josh (who is called the little one) shoots since he was five years old and has a hunting license, in addition his father is an instructor, therefore there was no risk for the child. It is what weapons are for, to exercise violence against innocent people or animals.
The result is that no charges have been filed as Shawn, in defense of the right to own firearms. And Josh will continue with his toys, I understand the statement that he is an experienced shooter, and so he poses with his finger off the trigger, but I still do not see convenient or educational that a child receives an object that serves to really kill, not even if they intend to present the hunt as a sport.
