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Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Should a five year old boy be allowed to handle a firearm?: 8 of 10

Tre Merritt a five year old boy from Arkansas, was revered as a hero last week for shooting a four hundred pound bear. As he sat in the hunting stand with his grandfather, the bear came into view from the thicket. When the bear was fifty yards away Tre's grandfather said, "shoot him Tre". I can not begin to express how much this story sickens me. For so many obvious reasons. The first being, why would any parent give their five year old child a firearm?. I can not believe that this is not illegal. How many news reports have we all heard about children accidental shooting themselves or anot...
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