AIBU?
To ask neighbour's son not to play with a BB gun?
WhatsGoingOnEh · 09/09/2015 18:57
My kids (12 and 7), neighbour's son (10) and other neighbour's daughters (5 and 6) were all playing out after school today. I noticed neighbour's son and my eldest were shooting cans off a wall with the BB gun.
They were being perfectly sensible, but the gun was very powerful and there were smaller kids running round, so I asked him if he'd mind not shooting the gun outside. He was lovely about it, took his fun inside, then I gave them all ice-pops.
WIBU? His mum is scary and I'm terrified she's going to hate me for being interfering.
It's not a gas-powered BB gun, but still powerful enough to shoot pellets really hard. You're meant to wear goggles, etc. He wasn't.
DawnOfTheDoggers · 09/09/2015 19:03
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Starface · 09/09/2015 19:23
If they are being shot elsewhere than on private property (even if the bullets go across your garden shot from within his garden) this can be viewed as an offence. Google it, find the law, call the police. We did this with our neighbour. Once they had established it was an offence, the police popped over for a word. For us this stopped it.
DawnOfTheDoggers · 09/09/2015 20:11
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rallytog1 · 09/09/2015 20:33
As a teenager I witnessed a friend shot in the eye by a bb gun. It was an accident. I still have nightmares about what I saw and heard that day. Needless to say, he now only has one working eye. Do not allow your kids to play with a bb gun under any circumstances. It's just not worth it.
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