Children can be taught to handle weapons. In Somalia, boys as young as 9 serve in militias and handle automatic rifles. That's abusive and wrong of course, bu

Children can be taught to handle weapons. In Somalia, boys as young as 9 serve in militias and handle automatic rifles. That's abusive and wrong of course, but they're evidently responsible enough with them to be useful to somebody. And in Switzerland, children routinely take part in shooting competitions at 13. And of course, kids handle kitchen knives and pocket knives from a very young age. It depends on the household, but six or eight isn't unusual; it can be as young as three in some cultures. Even in this culture, early elementary school kids are taught serious things like when to dial 911 and when not to. Learning when to use a weapon isn't that much harder. If rape is a serious problem, arm the dang girls. Or at a minimum teach them to fight and run. http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/article-knabbenschiessen/pic1.jpg http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/article-knabbenschiessen/pic1...