First and foremost I agree with you, "but" my initial gut reaction was that some one needs to smack the father up the side of the head for posting the picture in the first place.
Why? What is wrong with a father taking a picture of his son showing of his pride and joy? The boy is obviously trained enough to keep his finger off the trigger, and he is holding it safely. Are gun owners not allowed to post pics of their guns anymore? I was shooting guns at that boy's age, had my hunting license too! Was that wrong?First and foremost I agree with you, "but" my initial gut reaction was that some one needs to smack the father up the side of the head for posting the picture in the first place.
I agree, and maybe I misstated the intent of my opinion as there is nothing wrong with taking the picture for the family album and friends, I'd do the same, it's posting it on a public media that I feel was not in the best interest of anyone. When you and I were a young men, public perception and government interference was far different than it is today. Would suggest that you re-read the the results of his actions, he brought on more intrusions exercising his First.Why? What is wrong with a father taking a picture of his son showing of his pride and joy? The boy is obviously trained enough to keep his finger off the trigger, and he is holding it safely. Are gun owners not allowed to post pics of their guns anymore? I was shooting guns at that boy's age, had my hunting license too! Was that wrong?