My Thoughts on Brian Jeffs's My Parents Open Carry

I think this book was written to propagate children and make them pro-gun activists. The entire book revolves around guns and everyone in this book seems to be pro-gun rights. I have nothing against people who arm themselves for protection, but who would even want to talk to kids about guns? I know guns can be used for self-defense and are important in situations like a robbery or a break-in, but it's not appropriate to teach young elementary-school-level kids about guns. Safe sex is important but we don't teach elementary-school-level kids about safe sex and using condoms because they're not at the appropriate age to learn such things.

Throughout the book, Mr. Strong, Brenna's dad, has multiple conversations with people about guns why it's good to open-carry, and how guns deter people from doing crime. The book only shows positive facts and completely refutes negative opinions and thoughts about gun ownership and gun rights, going as far as calling some negative opinions "myths" to further establish the message that guns are good and are needed to ensure one's safety.

The main character, Brenna, ends up getting a shotgun as a reward for her good grades, but she can't use it until she's eighteen. I think it's a dumb idea to buy someone a gift they can't use until several years later. That's like buying a two-year-old a phone for their birthday that they aren't allowed to use until they're sixteen. The gun obsession and the talks about guns really made my head spin. And the illustrations are creepy-looking.

I actually wish I could rate this 0.5 stars, but I can't, so one star it is.