The Boy 

 and the Gun 



It is unlawful for a boy under the age 

 of fourteen to hunt with a gun in this state 

 on lands not his own or those of a parent, 

 relative or guardian. The child who lives 

 in the city and attends the city schools for 

 nine months in the year needs a good spell 

 of outdoor life along the seashore or in the 

 mountains for the summer season. But a 

 gun is not essential to his having a good 

 time. 



Many boys are naturally destructive 

 and careless.. Some parents make the mis- 

 take of buying the small boy a gun. While 

 there are no objections to teaching the boy 

 the careful use of firearms, yet placing a 

 gun in his hands and allowing him the free- 

 dom of all outdoors without the restriction 

 of older people, is dangerous for a boy and 

 most dangerous for other people. The 

 child needs the lessons of conservation far 

 more than he needs the means of des- 

 truction. 



Keep the Gun Out of the Hands of the 

 Small Boy 



