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I apologize for not responding sooner Len or being more clear in what I meant. If you read my earlier post in the beginning I said it wasn't illegal for kids to be in shops. That being said there are plenty of shops out there with racks of firearms on the floor all over the store and hanging which are within the reach of kids. I agree totally that if your kids cant behave they shouldn't be in shops. But kids are kids just like accidents happen and even the best behaved children can pick up handle firearms unattended. Especially when they are given the freedom to poke around the shop. If dad is looking elsewhere/ handling firearms in the case he cant be "supervising/overseeing" the unlicensed person/child. Which was the point. When I referenced liquor/tobacco (never said ammunition or magazines) the laws are clear and written in a way that avoids any misinterpretation. The intention is clear so no one can say "oh I was just doing this". If what I am getting from you is correct (if I am wrong please correct me) The supervision by the license holder is where the child derives the ability to handle firearms. No supervising parent no handling, correct?
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You read me correctly and for small children I would advocate that the parent be with the child and not let them wander off by themselves if there is product where indeed they could get hurt (or hurt others) as you describe. That's part of proper parenting. I don't think there ever has been any case law clarifying how close someone has to be in cases like this. For instance if the child is 14-15 yo and acts responsibly, if they walk 10' away to look at a gun, I wouldn't see a problem with that . . . 3-8 yo, yes I think in general that would be inappropriate.