WRONG! A GUN IS NEVER THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM! Juan and Clarence could shoot themselves or someone else accidentally. Juan or Clarence never thought that MAYBE the bully could have a gun and use it just because he is frightened by Juan’s gun. A GUN ONLY MAKES THIS PROBLEM WORSE!! NEVER HANDLE A GUN!!
WRONG! GUNS ARE NOT COOL. PEOPLE WHO PLAY WITH GUNS ARE NOT BEING COOL-THEY’RE BEING STUPID. They could hurt themselves, each other and anyone else who gets in the way. A policeman shows up and asks the kids what they’re doing. He takes all the kids to the police station, calls their parents to pick them up. Clarence is grounded for TWO weeks with no t.v.
RIGHT! NEVER PLAY WITH GUNS AND DON’T PLAY WITH KIDS WHO DO! Guns are not toys!! Clarence and Yung leave the ball field and find a policeman who confronts the other kids and takes the gun from them.
GOOD JOB!!!! NEVER PICK UP OR PLAY WITH A GUN!!! A GUN IS NOT A TOY!!!!! If you or a friend find a gun, do not touch it! Leave the area immediately and go find an adult to tell them about the gun. Clarence and Michelle find a security officer and show him the gun. He praises them and gives them a coupon for ice cream.
REMEMBER-GUNS CAN HURT YOU AND OTHERS.
As far as I can tell, they are only saying that kids shouldn't play with guns. That bringing a gun to school to confront a bully with is probably a bad idea. I agree.
CORRECT! LEAVE THE AREA AND FIND AN ADULT. NEVER, NEVER PICK UP A GUN - IT MIGHT BE LOADED. A GUN IS NOT A TOY! Clarence and Robert find Uncle William and say "You should always lock up your gun! Lock and keep the bullets separate form the gun, too."
I love the parallel to CCW arguments here. A few subtle changes here and there could have made it a safety issue. As it stands, it's propaganda giving young minds the impression that guns can never be a tool to solve a problem (not even a violent attacker, lack of meat, or boredom! ), it's impossible to handle a firearm safely without serious danger of putting a bullet in yourself or a friend, and having a gun for your own defense will just piss off the criminal and make him shoot you. And finally, NEVER HANDLE A GUN! Run away little Juan and Clarence! When an adult offers to teach you gun safety and the reality and responsibility of firearm ownership, stick your fingers in your ears and scream "NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH" until they go away to make another donation to the NRA.WRONG! A GUN IS NEVER THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM! Juan and Clarence could shoot themselves or someone else accidentally. Juan or Clarence never thought that MAYBE the bully could have a gun and use it just because he is frightened by Juan’s gun. A GUN ONLY MAKES THIS PROBLEM WORSE!! NEVER HANDLE A GUN!!
Again, it could have been, "No. Anybody who is irresponsible with firearms and treats them like toys is being dangerous, and stupid. If you ever come upon this kind of behavior, find a responsible adult you trust to help you out." But instead, we have wonderfully blatant generalizations again that do a great job of furthering ignorance and irrational fear rather than safety, and instills the image at a young age that those who handle firearms are, well, stupid. In the end, I think that's really the Brady Center's goal. Not safety, not responsibility, but a childish, immature, and irrational desire to remain ignorant of reality and to spread their willful ignorance like a virus on society.WRONG! GUNS ARE NOT COOL. PEOPLE WHO PLAY WITH GUNS ARE NOT BEING COOL-THEY’RE BEING STUPID.