I bought my 8yr old son a bb-gun and I caught him shooting people pets from his window, what should I do?

Question

I asked him why is he doing this and he said its funny.

I told him to stop and he pointed the gun at me. I'm so scared.

Answer 1

Get yourself fixed so you have no more kids first thing, giving an 8 year old a gun was just dumb!  Sorry but its true

#2 take the gun and put your kid over your knee and teach him/her it was wrong

Answer 2

and U are asking complete strangers on the Net?

now   * I *  am scared!

a)  take away the gun and make it altogether inaccessible

stored off the property, padlocked, whatever.

b)  consult a psychologist who specializes in juveniles

this is far too complex for ad lib advice from Tom, d**k + Harriet.

U need a pro, ASAP.

Answer 3

This child has a psychology problem; and needs help. When I was a child I used to think throwing candy corn at moving autos from a car was fun till my father took the hand of correction and applied it where it belonged.

Answer 4

Wow.  You are being giving quite a chance to parent.  Don't blow this one.

Personally, I would respond by imposing some serious community service like volunteering at an animal shelter.  I'm not talking about a couple of hours.  I would commit to at least a month.  You will need to volunteer too, but it will be relationship time well spent.

I would also enroll your son in some kind of gun safety class as part of his restitution.  BBs are different than bullets, but neither should be pointed at another living thing indiscriminately.  Also gun safety messages may be better received by someone other than family.

Tough love is still love.  Show him how much you love him by being there if he needs you.

I knew a parent that took a week's vacation to be at her son's side for a week after he acted out at school.  She attended classes, lunch, sports events, etc. at his side while his friends watched on.  Her position was that his actions showed that he needed a parent and that she would be there for him, even if it meant that she had to use her vacation to be a great parent.  Let's just say, he never, EVER, pulled any c**p like that again knowing full well what his mom would do!  It also had a positive effect on his friends behaviors too.

Answer 5

Why would you give your son a BB gun without teaching him about gun safety and responsibility?

Your son was just being a kid that hasn't been taught that shooting pets and pointing a BB gun at people is wrong and you need to develop some common sense.

Until you develop some common sense, take the gun and have your wife/husband lock it away from both you and your son!

Answer 6

Why would u buy and 8 yeard old a bb gun when its obvious their going to want to shoot things, prefferably moving. Just take it off him, tell him if he ever shoots an animal or person again you will ground him and take away everything he loves playing with, and be a proper mum. IDIOT.

Answer 7

Assume the position!

Answer 8

I would shoot the b- b gun at him and say 'lets see if it's funny"

but I would aim it at his A__, and show him just how funny it is

when a pet gets hit with it!

It sounds like you've raised a heartless, totally uncaring kid,

so where or how did he become like that???? I wonder........

He is lucky I did not catch him doing that.....I would of showed

him just where the bb gun can go......right up his___!

Why would you even buy him one? You want an uncontrollable

SICK kid with no respect for anything, not even you! Thanks~

You raised another idiot for the world to have to deal with~  

Answer 9

You shouldnt even give a 8 year odl a gun-take it off him and say he cant have it cos he trned it at you and hurting animlals.

If he hurt a pet you will get in seriuos truble.

Give him a over the ponit warning like oh the police will come and take you away if you hit soemthing

Answer 10

talk to him then take the gun away. tell him that when he can show you that he's more responsible, he can have it back.  

Answer 11

I agree take the gun away. And watch that he does not find other ways to abuse animals. Talk with him at length, there could be some underlying emotional issuses going on.

Answer 12

if a child cannot behave with a toy, take the toy away and teach him a lesson.  there is nothing worse than allowing a child to intentionally harm animals.

Answer 13

I agree - take the gun away. Kids shouldn't have weapons in my opinion, or if they do they should only be allowed to use them in certain circumstances (like with an adult in the proper location IE shooting range.)

If someone notices him doing this YOU are at fault for what happens to the animal. YOU will be fined and will have to pay any vet costs.

Add - i have to point out... my Ohio based relatives taught their kids to shoot at eight/nine years old. They all own pellet guns AND rifles and the kids shoot with both - targeting, skeet shooting, and eventually hunting. Yes it's apparently legal up there.....

However, the guns are kept locked away when not in use and the kids KNOW that pointing them at people and pets is inappropriate and they get a good swat if they ever do (none of them did though.)

Answer 14

What in the world were you thinking buying a gun for a little kid when common sense should tell you that an 8 yr. old isn't mature enough to handle a dangerous weapon.  As the "parent" it was your responsibility to give the brat lessons on how to responsibly use the gun if you thought that he was "mature" enough which he clearly wasn't!  Also as an adult you should have had enough brains (or what passes for them) to know that a B B gun is a REAL gun and just because it doesn't shoot bullets doesn't mean that it's not "real".  He could have put some body's eye out, a B B could have gone into a dog's heart and killed them.  You had better take the kid around to all of the people who's dogs he shot and BOTH OF YOU apologize to the pet owners for your immense stupidity in giving a B B gun to a little kid then you should reimburse everybody for their vet bills and take his allowance away until you have gotten back half of all of the vet bills (you are just as responsible as he is for not educating him about the gun to begin with).

If you claim to be scared of an 8 yr. old brat then what the h#ll do you do when you see a cop. run like the chickensh*t you seem to be??? You are nothing but a brainless sissy who had better never reproduce because you don't have the brains to care for your own sorry self let a lone a kid!  Appearantly I more of a man than you are and I am a woMAN!

Too bad nobody called the cops on your kid for doing this because that is cruelty to animals and you should have been given a big fat fine and lectured by the cop about your immense stupidity.  I just hope that when and if the cops come a-calling that they see what a miserable excuse you are of a parent and remove the kid from your home until they can have a competcy hearing for you and your spouse to see if you are even fit to be parents which to any reasonable person, you are anything but competant to raise a kid.

Answer 15

just take his gun

Answer 16

I agree take the gun of him, If he has a toy gun at 8 years old what is he ganna wont at a later age...? look at the crime at the moment, you need to teach him right from rong. All it takes is for a owner to see him doing this and report him. If someone done this to my dog i would knock on your door and confront you why your child is doing this. And if you didnt take any notice i would phone the police.

Answer 17

Take the gun away. Seek family counseling.  

Answer 18

First, Take the gun away and the SEVERLY SPANK YOURSELF!!!!

You failed miserably by giving him a BB gun without teaching him proper use, proper respect, for the gun. No firearm, not even a BB gun, is a toy, but you treated as such.  It is irresponsible parents like you that give those that would take our civil right of self defense away.

You need to look in the mirror and ask why you gave a potentially dangerous TOOL to an 8 year old without proper training.

Marie

Answer 19

take the gun away from him and ground him for being silly with it, he needs to see what he was doing is wrong, you should not be scared of your son, he is only 8 if you can't get him to see right from wrong at 8 you are going to have a real problem when he reaches his teens, there is a serious problem if you are scared of your own son at such a young age

Answer 20

This is just too stupid to answer,,,an eight year old with a gun...what next.

(An Aussie,,with strict gun laws !)

Answer 21

Take the gun away and send him to therapy.  ESPECIALLY because he thinks its funny.

Answer 22

You seriously can't be that stupid.  You sound exactly like my sister.  Take that bb gun from the little brat and toss him in the corner for an hour. Bust up that bb gun and toss it in the trash. An 8 yr old is not mature enough to even be playing with one. Then ground the little sucker till the cows come home.

Scared of a 8 yr old?  You sound exactly like my loser sister. When she has a problem she has to call me because the kids will not listen to her. Those kids know I mean business!

Don't be a wimp. Stand up to the brat.

I don't care if this question came from the troll family. I hate parents that don't make their kids mind.

Add:  Way to go Dee!

Answer 23

It's no secret that psychological profiling of serial killers has PROVEN that most get their start torturing and killing animals. I'm not saying that every kid that shoots an animal will wind up eating peoples flesh but it is one sign of later cases of psychosis. Talk to a professional. Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself what kind of parent you want to be. Start being proactive in your child's life. If you believe shooting is an appropriate sport for a child then buy yourself a rifle as well and both go to a range. Teach your child proper firearms discipline and make it fun for both of you.

Answer 24

Take the gun from him & put him over ur knee for a good belting !