Yeah, gotta love those liberal, free thinking parents who refuse to allow their childrens attendance at a military themed birthday party. 

Sure, now we know why liberals/democrats are so sparsely represented in the armed forces.  Their children obviously would have to be rebels in order to gain veteran status.  That sorta sets things on their ear for the 60's tye-dyed - liberal set who valued just such rebellion in their own ranks....

That's why we as parents (or prospective parents) have a duty to teach our children proper gun safety and the difference between toy guns and real guns. Just because a person may choose to not keep guns (or any other weapons) in their home does not remove the responsibility to teach their kids about them. Their kids will be in a home at one time or another where there are guns (or other weapons) kept. What if that household doesn't keep their weapons secured, and the kids have access to them? What are the kids going to do if they haven't been taught by their parents? The NRA has the Eddie Eagle program to help kids know what to do if they find themselves in the presence of a gun if an adult is not around and it's a great starter program. But, the anti-gun types that avoid any contact with guns are putting their children and themselves at greater risk through their chosen ignorance. Everyone--whether they want to keep guns in their home or not--should be able to determine whether a firearm is safe to handle or not (unloaded, chamber empty, safety on).

ALL gun accidents are due to ignorance or carelessness but, the majority are because of ignorance. If you don't want to own a gun, fine but, you owe it to your children to teach them gun safety anyway.

BTW, a 4-year-old isn't too young to teach, mine is doing quite well in her learning about guns and gun safety. She should be ready to take her first trip to the range in a few more months.

Gun Safety Tip #8: No matter how responsible he seems, never give your gun to a monkey. (www.imao.us)

OMG! I must be a horrible parent! I gave my son his first REAL Gun when he was only 11 or 12. Now he has venison in his freezer! OHHHHHH Woe is me! He turned to be things like an Eagle Scout! Now he is a degreed engineer, pays taxes, donates time & money to the poor, is a self sufficient citizen, and won't vote for a dedmocrat!!!!

Where, oh where did I go wrong!!!

"A wise man's heart inclines him toward the right, but a fool's heart toward the left"- Ecclesiastes 10:2

  Aggression and competition are as natural as breathing.  Boys play acting 'warrior' roles is a healthy way to come to terms with and understand the urge to physically compete.  When a stong biological urge is repressed it comes out anyway as subconscious actions.  This is one reason liberals have a strong tendancy for being passive-aggressive.

Some traits of passive-aggressive:

*FEAR OF DEPENDENCY  - Unsure of his autonomy & afraid of being alone, he fights his dependency needs - usually by trying to control you.

*FEAR OF COMPETITION - Feeling inadequate, he is unable to compete with other men in work and love.  He may operate either as a self-sabotaging wimp with a pattern of failure, or he'll be the tyrant, setting himself up as unassailable and perfect, needing to eliminate any threat to his power.

*FEELING VICTIMIZED - The p/a man protests that others unfairly accuse him rather than owning up to his own misdeeds.  To remain above reporach, he sets himself up as the apparently hapless, innocent victim of your excessive demands and tirades.

*AMBIGUITY - He is master of mixed messages and sitting on fences.  When he tells you something, you may still walk away wondering if he actually said yes or no.

*SULKING - Feeling put upon when he is unable to live up to his promises or obligations, the p/a man retreats from pressures around him and sulks, pouts and withdraws.