Children under the age of 18 should not be allowed to hunt wild game. More and more states are making it legal for minors to hunt wild game. I do not believe that this is a wise choice because of the children's safety. While the child must be with a licensed adult who is 21 or older, that does not mean that they will be closely supervised while they are hunting. Children are not known to be the most careful age group, and letting them play with guns could potentially be harmful to themselves and others. For some areas of hunting, children are not even required to take the hunter's safety course. I think that the lawmakers should reconsider their decisions on letting children under the age of 18 hunt wild game.
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4 comments:
Sherilyn-
I can't believe I am writing this so late; I didn't realize it was due at 5pm two days ago! I'm sorry! Anyway, your brief looks good; I agree that there should be more restrictions on hunting and the use of guns around minors. Maybe you could support this evidence with different examples of how multiple accidents have happened from children not understand how to work a weapon properly, or citing some statistics on how children's brains are not fully developed enough to understand the certain negative consequences of some actions. I'm interested to see how you develop this argument!
Good Brief! The parts that I disagree with or will be arguing against include the ban against children under the age of eighteen being allowed to hunt. I also intend to argue the port including child supervision while hunting as well as children under the age of eighteen being incapable of hunting safely. The reason I do not support the law concerning hunting age regulations of eighteen is because there are numerous engagements that children under eighteen are allowed to take part and if they are responsible enough to be involved in these actions then they should be allowed to par take in hunting too. In addition to this I cannot support the idea that children are incapable of safely operating a firearm especially under adult supervision. This is because activities such as youth days as well as revised hunting restrictions have been something I have known for so long and have not experienced any problems.
I agree. Children under the age of 18 often still have not develop the maturity between what is safe and what is not. They are still under the age where anything is still interesting and have the desire to try it out. Having the law to restrict minors from hunting or the pocession of a gun would decrese the number of accidents that happen all across the nation.
Addressing your disagreements...
Your first disagreement was that hildren are not emotionally mature enough to handle the split-second decisions that are required in hunting.
-In Times Magazine states, “Teachers and counselors report that kids who are taught to hunt responsibly are generally among the more mature and better-mannered--and saner--adolescents in the wilds of modern American culture.” This is only the beginning of information that supports the idea that children can be taught to hunt safely and responsibly. Children also have the option of attending game management classes that will increase their awareness and enable them to make better decisions. In addition to this children can attend youth hunting programs that require them to complete a hunter safety program, regardless of their age, and to be able to provide a copy of their completion card(). It may actually in a sense teach them additional responsibility for example, Father Al Fehlman teaches his son who is twelve not to shoot anything he doesn't mean to eat. This is a mature and responsible act on the part of a young child that a farther has been able to instill in his son through taking part in a sport that they both enjoy.
Your second disagreement was that children could not grasp the serious life or death decisions that are involved with hunting are often too hard for children to make.
-Also Times Magazine, “Lea Rose Leonard, a blond pixie and "hunter-in-training" who accompanies her father, a logger, when he hunts for food in northern Minnesota, reports that "my favorite part is taking time to wait and see what you're hunting for. This is a good example of hunters who have been taught the proper skills and have learned how to behave while hunting. Taking part in safety classes as well as, having a responsible adult teach you the appropriate and acceptable skills makes a difference and allows children to hunt and make good decisions. After the appropriate preparation children learn to respect rule and regulations such as these because they develop a love for the sport, a sense of respect for the adults, and responsibility.
Then you third and fourth disagreements I found to be of similar points. The first states, that having children hunt puts not only the child in danger, but the people with them are in danger as well. While the second states, that just because the child is with someone who is a licensed hunter, it does not mean that they will be able to stop the child from making a wrong decision fast enough.
- I must argue that according to the recreational license and permit requirements which were recently effective as of August 1, 2006, anyone 16 years or older and born after May 31, 1975 can hunt under the supervision of a licensed hunter, 21 or older, without having to complete the state's hunter safety certification. However, if you are of seventeen years of age you must take the proper measures to obtain a hunting license if you intend to hunt alone, but children under the age of seventeen are able to purchase a hunting license if they have a legal parent of guardian vouch for it (Recreational License and Permit Requirements). When applying for a hunting license background checks as well as numerous additional precautions are address in order to establish that the person potentially being issued a hunting license is an expectable candidate. This process should eliminate many of the people who do not deserve access to hunting, increasing the chance that they are responsible and attentive enough to protect the child, themselves, and other hunter when accompanying children on a hunt.
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