Will you shoot me with your gun?

[rmabrey]

Will you shoot me with your gun?

That was what my 4 year old cousin asked me yesterday while at a family BBQ. I told his mother he asked me that and her response was he plays Call of Duty to much. WTH is a 4 year old doing playing Call of Duty!!!!!

Apparently they dont buy him any games, he just plays his dads, which are not suited for a child that age

 

[IndyMonkey]

yes under the right circumstances, would be my answer.

 

[RelicHound]

My daughter(who is 8} started playing COD4 on Xbox 360...she was getting way to in to it..so now she plays Mario galaxy for the Wii..which I think is a much better game for an 8yr old.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Oh, and -1 for adults that play video games at home.










(I would play them but I get motion sickness from video games at home)

 

[jclark]

My 16 yr. old daughter plays left for dead with me and won't touch a gun.
Go figure.

 

[rmabrey]

yes under the right circumstances, would be my answer.

he tested those circumstances and ended up in a trash can as opposed to being shot

My daughter(who is 8} started playing COD4 on Xbox 360...she was getting way to in to it..so now she plays Mario galaxy for the Wii..which I think is a much better game for an 8yr old.

Probably for a 4 year old to

 

[rmabrey]

Did this get moved cause of the title?

This is really about the video games

 

[indyjoe]

Oh, and -1 for adults that play video games at home.

I'll tell you, I had a great time playing hardcore team deathmatch COD MW2 when I got picked up with a group of 5 active duty marines. Everyone communicated well and played with great tactics. It was a real learning experience and I really had a great time.

Oh, and the other team got their ass kicked.

 

[snorko]

Sounds like it is time to teach a little gun safety and "real world" understanding about firearms. A couple years ago my sister stopped by with my nephew/her son to say hi. I had a single barrel shotgun laying on the couch. While we were talking I could see my nephew eyeing the gun and slowly ease his hand over twards the stock. as soon as he touched it I boomed out "do not touch that!" very authoritatively and loudly. He started to cry. I let him feel bad for a few seconds then explained calmly why he shouldn't touch, etc.

I did NOT tell him I'm sorry or It's all right. I have since taken him to the range now that he is old enough.

If he and you re still around Evansville in a few years, check outthe Youthfest at Redbrush in June.

 

[rmabrey]

He lives in Clarksville, His step dad(soon to be adoptive father) is currently in Afghanistan. Ill probably leave the safety talk up to him, then again if he lets him play COD then maybe I should do the talk

 

[U.S. Patriot]

There are, to many kids addicted to video games period.

 

[Gabriel]

(I would play them but I get motion sickness from video games at home)

I do also, so I don't play any. The first person shooters will have me nearly puking in about 30 minutes.

 

[fnpfan]

my 8 year old son has been through 2 firearm safety classes, goes to the ranges with me all the time, is very responsible with his weapons, and plays the crap out of left for dead 2, its all in what YOU teach your children. the way i see it ignorant kids come from stupid adults!

 

[Cru]

"Maybe, but in this game there are no re-spawns. Ever"

That's what I would say.

 

[infebious]

he's too young to understand their is a difference between fantasy and reality, so he wants to see what getting shot is like. i wonder if back in the medieval times if you had kids saying "daddy will you lance me?"

 

[iamthameg]

There are, to many kids addicted to video games period.

There are also too many adults addicted to video games, as well!

 

[Suprtek]

Call of Duty is a game? I thought I was in an alternate reality

 

[littletommy]

Modern Warfare, and World at War are both totally awesome games, and somewhat educational, too. I can see them being very addictive (especially Nazi Zombies). My kids think it's pretty cool that I have several of the guns they use in the game, and can actually fire the real thing. My youngest is 11, so I don't mind them playing the Cod games, or even Left4dead.

 

[Muddy_Ford]

My 3yr old was staying the night with my Mom and asked if that was a real gun or a toy gun that she could play with before she would even touch it.
(It was a toy gun by the way.)
I can just see my Mom at me from a thousand miles away.

 

[rfontes]

yea that game is seriously addicting, i played mw2 for almost 20hrs 1 time, stopping only to use the bathroom or a snack.