Driving home gun safety and awareness of the bad things that can happen are laudable. Webb's anti-gun bent shined through on quite a few episodes of Dragnet and Adam-12, both of which were shows I enjoyed despite the editorialization.
@@oilhammer04 I do find that an interesting change in public view. And such a shift has happened with a lot of things. Just goes to show how an event, a few people, or just some laws can completely alter the public view.
"You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas." You don't give a kid a car for Christmas either unless they've had the proper education, training and experience using it!
@Mark Thompson Yes, but just because you were responsible that doesn't mean other kids are responsible... some kids just mess up. Hell, some adults do too...
Linked over and watching this per Paul Harrell's homework assignment. Lesson learned. That AR I stupidly bought little Johnny for Christmas is now mine :) Switched it with a Daisy Red Ryder. Hope he doesn't shoot his eye out. Merry Christmas.
Also from Pual. What a good way to teach a lesson. Just watched both with my eleven year old and it made an impact. Even the odd ending. I know if I was in his place the guilt would eat me alive Everytime I so much as thought about those presents. Mercy, forgiveness, and punishment in one gesture might be more effective than one would assume at first glance. My kid seems to think the same.
This is the saddest episode of Dragnet I've ever seen! Smith: "So what's all this prove, Joe ?" Friday: "You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas" Da---Da-Da-Da..... Thanks for bringing me here, Paul Harrell
Gun safety is an important issue but people are overlooking the real issue here. This kid had no discipline or respect, even with a stay at home mom. What kid goes into a closet he's not suppose to be in and starts opening Christmas presents? My parents worked two jobs and I was home alone after school since age 6. I knew better than to go in my parents room, touch dads guns, or get into anything I wasn't suppose to. It always come back to parenting. And by age 15 I had my own guns I kept in my bedroom with trigger locks and I still never took my guns out without letting my parents know first.
If you were like me, my parents would have kicked my arse had I gone poking around were I wasn't supposed to. Today they throw parents who use corporal punishment in jail.
@@jeremy74pow yeh, well... kids are kids for a reason. I used to sneak around the house where I wasn't supposed to enter, even finding ingenious ways to do so. Now i'm very much into safety and in my opinion if you're too young to drink, drive or join the army... then you should be too young to own a gun.
@@totallyfrozen Yep, I know that you guys have drinking at 21 and 16 for driving... and I guess 18 is to join the army. (In Europe we have 17-18 for driving, 16-18 drinking and probably 18 for army). All of these things have age restrictions and have similar destructive capabilities as firearms. So my point is that firearms should also have an age restriction similar to them. I would go with 18 same as the army, and while I'm at it; I would also lower the drinking age to 18. You probably have this 21 restriction because of your past history with alcohol. Also... 16 for driving is a little bit low... I've seen so many accidents involving teenagers who drive fast to impress girls... only to end up killing them. Anyways, back to guns... they should have an age limit. Guns are awesome and all, but so is driving... yet we don't trust kids to properly do that either.
Paul Harrell's advice is good: look for the milestones successfully attained ... Now I know why I got a BB gun at age 8, and didn't get a .22 until I was on my own at age 18. In the years between, my brother and I shot each other with our 300fps BB guns. Yeah, I was a slow learner but my dad and mom were pretty smart.
Even slow BBs can permanently blind or worse. I would say a kid isn't ready to be let loose with even a BB gun on their own if they're going to be shooting each other with it.
Like many others, I was sent by Paul Harrell. It does not get any better than Dragnet for common sense and understated but hard-hitting reality. One of the best shows ever, both in black & white and in color. I have to agree with Jack on this one, no gun as a Christmas present for a kid. That's a present best suited for the completion of a developmental milestone, as per Paul. "It was his turn to play with it." That's the problem, you don't play with guns. You use them in a specifically directed activity that may or may not result in fun as a consequence.
Based on a true story so it actually happened. Regardless of ones political convictions, this actually happened. Lessons learned: 1) long before you decide to get your kid his own gun, he should be well trained and confident in handling a firearm. 2) Get a BB gun first. He should be well disciplined with the B.B. gun long before he even begins to handle a real firearm much less be given his own 3) The weapon is kept in the safe under secure storage. When presented to him, he is allowed to handle it for a time and it is then returned to secure storage until range time.
Exactly. The parents clearly put no thought into this. Experience using airsoft/bb/airguns safely is very valuable prior to handling firearms unsupervised. They hadn’t even exposed the kid to real firearms before buying him one!
Andrew Tadsen In fact, one test would be the “Christmas test”. Where, upon opening the present on Christmas, he handles the weapon safety. Once done admiring it, he then asks you to place it in secure storage all on his own without guidance from an adult
It's a shame the YMCA no longer has an introduction to BB guns, safety and marksmanship class. That's where I learned. In today's world it would be considered an underground terrorist training camp. Yes, Paul Harrell sent me.
Wow - that's a cautionary tale, and no mistake! Not all kids are responsible enough for such a gift, even with close adult supervision. It's best to assume that kids ALWAYS know where things are in the home. What a terrible, tragic thing for the parents of the boy who died, for Stanley, and for Stanley's parents. I like to think that if Stanley had had some safety training beforehand, things would have been different. He recognized his responsibility, even if too late to avoid what happened. But his friend is gone. I don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight, having watched this. P.S. I came here from Mr. Harrell's channel, too.
This lil' bastard would have found his dad's gun soon enough. A kid that opens Christmas presents early is no damn good. The fact that they forgot that a bolt action was loaded probably means neither of these kids were bound to be rocket scientist.
Nowadays, the parents of the kid being given that gun will be held liable and face charges for any negligence! Moral of the story: GUNS and CHILDREN DO NOT MIX!
Funny how I got my BB gun at 8, my .22 at 10, my shotgun at 12 and my pistol at 13. Absolutely , no issues with the miss use of firearms. This was the 1960's and there was parental supervision. Different times, you sound like an idiot to make a general statement like that.
I had a hard time watching this. Christmas will never be the same for this kid. With one gift his parents has changed his life forever. What in the world were these parents thinking! 🥺
Paul sent me. Since this is 1960's tv, I'll try to cut them some slack, but there is no way, that the dead kids father comes over and gives the christmas presents to the kid who gave him the gun. Overall message received. Christmas might be not be the best time to give your kid his first gun.
I never saw this episode before. A very powerful statement about guns. I can't imagine why anyone would give a child a gun for Christmas, let alone a child who lives in the city.
Yes; I too was sent by Paul. This is a good morals story up to a point. And then, the boy gets all the dead kids Christmas presents... that's just fucked up.
Today it would be sue, sue, sue, the boys parents, the gun manufacturer, the store owner who sold the gun, the ammo manufacturer and anyone else whom some cash might be squeezed from.
I think we all know who sent me here. Side note when I was about 4 or 5 I was at my uncles house playing on the ground in the living room I found a revolver under the couch with just the trigger and the grip sticking out and I remember trying to pull the trigger, fortunately I didn't have the strength to pull it but the muzzle was pointed at the wall right in front of another room where my two younger cousins were sitting watching TV. I knew nothing about guns as a small child, but a few years later I shot my first gun with my step dad who taught me guns aren't toys and how to safely handle them as well as him first getting me a BB gun to learn a few fundamentals. Point is early training and keeping your gun locked or in place inaccessible to children when they're around is extremely important.
I’ve heard the radio version of this many times but this is the first time I’ve seen the television version, they did a good job by not “improving” on an already powerful episode.
TheCoolProfessor accidental gun deaths have dropped dramatically over the last 40 years both in base number and per capita. I agree though, every child should go through Eddie Eagle safety training a few times from age 4 through 8, and then safe firearms handling training as they mature. A big part of it is demystifying the firearm and teaching them a healthy respect for them, like they learn for stove-tops.
Ignorance is bliss when it comes to those too dumb to understand. So instead of teaching safety, handling, and usage...they teach abstinence, hate, and uselessness. Ignorance isn't education, its indoctrination.
Paul Harrell sent me here. There are things called child locks, and ammunition should be locked up in a different location. My son was taught never touch my rifle without me! I also removed the bolt & action (locked in separate locations) as added a precaution. He never touched the firearm. When he was near 20, I taught him All safety practises taught to me by the military.
When did they start censoring God on television anyway? Seems rather stupid to hear G** Damn in movies or shows. I did not see God on any FCC list either. I mean I am an Atheist so I am bias against religion and even I think that is kind of silly to censor.
Agreed. As someone above mentioned, today the first thing on the mind of the parent would to sue, and the second would be wondering how much they could possibly make from the situation. Last on the list, if it was even there, would be any amount of compassion or forgiveness. I guess that tells us a lot about society nowadays.
I thought I recognized Virginia Christine. She played "Mrs. Olson" in the old Folgers coffee commercials. Way back in the 60's or so. It's "Mountain Grown".
Hey, Paul... My dad's lessons: 1. Never draw a gun unless you aim to use it, and, 2. Never aim a gun unless you aim to kill. Doctor, Lawyer, Sheriff's deputy, City Council -- he's a hard act to follow.
Paul Harrell sent me. I got my first 22 at 7 after I proved I could abide by all the safety rules with a BB gun. Even then, it stayed in my dad's safe until I was about 12. Stupid people should not buy guns.
I have owned and used guns since I was 12. My father made sure I and my brother understood that guns are used to kill and not to play with. Gun safety is paramount. they are not toys. Now that liberals are destroying america look for more and more deadly use of guns. Back in 1957 when I was 12 the state of minnesota dept of natural resources conducted free gun safety classes. I completed the class successfully before my father agreed to let me use guns. Cars kill way more than guns but we insist of basic proficiency before letting youngsters drive by them selves. tragic events are much less when guns are treated for what they are and their proper use understood. Not panic stricken crazy gun laws.
Ya, Im from Minnesota too ya know. nelson is a good scandinavian name. I was born in minneapolis 1945 but moved with my wife and family to the Denver area in 1980 and never regretted it. Minnesota story, a pilgrim was outside after dark. two mosquitos come up and grab him by each arm. one mosquito says, shall we eat him here or drag him back in the bushes first. second mosquito, better eat him here, if we drag him back in the bushes the big guys will take him away from us.
@Duncan Grove - NebukedNezzer didn't use the phrase "crazy liberals will be the death of us"; you did. You are right - plenty of people who don't vote Republican are responsible gun owners, and NN didn't mention either the Republican or Democratic party; you did that. You seem no less prejudiced than those whose dreadfully harmful prejudice you condemn.
Ha I was thinking the same thing. So the kid goes missing, and you see a wooded area just past his back yard...and that is not the first place you checked? You got 50 people together to search for both the kids, and somehow missed the wooded area behind the house?
In the original radio version, the body was taken up to a cave tucked into the hills behind the neighbourhood and obscured by heavy brush, so the cops could easily have missed it during the search sweeps. The TV episode decided to dispense with that detail for production convenience, but yes it does strain credulity that the cops could have missed the two kids in a small wooded area just behind their own backyards.
You’ll know who watches Paul Harrell videos all the way through. And who can follow simple instructions. :D
We've also learned the important lesson to kill our friends to get more Christmas presents... Important life lessons... 🤔
We've also learned the important lesson to kill our friends to get more Christmas presents... Important life lessons... 🤔
LOL it would appear so
Me too!
It's the Paul Harrell brigade.
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Paul Harrell sent me
Paul Harrell sent me here.
LOL!
Who is Paul Harrell, there are so many comments about him.
@@lilajagears8317 A firearms RUclipsr, he goes over a wide variety of topics involving them.
@@luish8056 Thanks.
Paul Harrell sent me also!!!!!
Paul Harrell's mandatory continued education.
Here from Paul Harrell’s channel?
Paul Harrell sent me too
Yep, we are all here
2 years later
Paul Harrell sent a lot of us here
Was anybody here not sent by Paul Harrell?
Yes , we are !
Yep
Yup, Paul sent me.
Yes!
I was sent by Piers Morgan.
anybody else here from Paul Harrell?
Aye!
I was. Even though I had seen this episode years ago as a kid
Everyone is here due to Paul Harrell.
Yeah
This doesn't really come across as anti gun to me as a couple other people seem to think, but more pro gun safety and a message that guns aren't toys.
Driving home gun safety and awareness of the bad things that can happen are laudable. Webb's anti-gun bent shined through on quite a few episodes of Dragnet and Adam-12, both of which were shows I enjoyed despite the editorialization.
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Grigori Rasputin That's sad to hear about Jack being anti-gun all along. 😔
In those days the country was not anti-gun, but there was not the friendliness toward guns for self defense that you find today.
@@oilhammer04 I do find that an interesting change in public view. And such a shift has happened with a lot of things. Just goes to show how an event, a few people, or just some laws can completely alter the public view.
Paul sent me here
"You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas." You don't give a kid a car for Christmas either unless they've had the proper education, training and experience using it!
Sound logic. If anything this shows the importance of locking firearms, even gifts, away from curious little hands.
@Mark Thompson Yes, but just because you were responsible that doesn't mean other kids are responsible... some kids just mess up. Hell, some adults do too...
Amen to that!
So, is Christmas the right time to give little Johnny a gun?
......you be the judge.
Where’s my Paul Harrell gang at?
Thank god Paul Harrell, was not Rickrollling us.
Thanks Paul Harrell. This episode really makes you think.
"Will you go with me?" why did you send me here, Paul?
Linked over and watching this per Paul Harrell's homework assignment. Lesson learned. That AR I stupidly bought little Johnny for Christmas is now mine :) Switched it with a Daisy Red Ryder. Hope he doesn't shoot his eye out. Merry Christmas.
Thanks, Paul Harrell.
Also from Pual. What a good way to teach a lesson. Just watched both with my eleven year old and it made an impact. Even the odd ending. I know if I was in his place the guilt would eat me alive Everytime I so much as thought about those presents. Mercy, forgiveness, and punishment in one gesture might be more effective than one would assume at first glance. My kid seems to think the same.
Paul Harrell sent me.
This is the saddest episode of Dragnet I've ever seen!
Smith: "So what's all this prove, Joe ?"
Friday: "You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas" Da---Da-Da-Da.....
Thanks for bringing me here, Paul Harrell
Gun safety is an important issue but people are overlooking the real issue here. This kid had no discipline or respect, even with a stay at home mom. What kid goes into a closet he's not suppose to be in and starts opening Christmas presents? My parents worked two jobs and I was home alone after school since age 6. I knew better than to go in my parents room, touch dads guns, or get into anything I wasn't suppose to. It always come back to parenting. And by age 15 I had my own guns I kept in my bedroom with trigger locks and I still never took my guns out without letting my parents know first.
If you were like me, my parents would have kicked my arse had I gone poking around were I wasn't supposed to. Today they throw parents who use corporal punishment in jail.
Yep, I would have got the belt on my ass for that shit.
@@jeremy74pow yeh, well... kids are kids for a reason. I used to sneak around the house where I wasn't supposed to enter, even finding ingenious ways to do so.
Now i'm very much into safety and in my opinion if you're too young to drink, drive or join the army... then you should be too young to own a gun.
@@k9px
There are 3 different ages in the USA for the issues you used for comparison. So which age are you going with on this?
16, 18, or 21?
@@totallyfrozen Yep, I know that you guys have drinking at 21 and 16 for driving... and I guess 18 is to join the army. (In Europe we have 17-18 for driving, 16-18 drinking and probably 18 for army). All of these things have age restrictions and have similar destructive capabilities as firearms. So my point is that firearms should also have an age restriction similar to them. I would go with 18 same as the army, and while I'm at it; I would also lower the drinking age to 18. You probably have this 21 restriction because of your past history with alcohol. Also... 16 for driving is a little bit low... I've seen so many accidents involving teenagers who drive fast to impress girls... only to end up killing them.
Anyways, back to guns... they should have an age limit. Guns are awesome and all, but so is driving... yet we don't trust kids to properly do that either.
Paul- that’s a tear jerker, if I ever watched one.
...Paul Harrell dropped me off in his Delorean
Paul Harrell recommended, Paul Harrell approved.
Paul Harrell's advice is good: look for the milestones successfully attained ...
Now I know why I got a BB gun at age 8, and didn't get a .22 until I was on my own at age 18. In the years between, my brother and I shot each other with our 300fps BB guns. Yeah, I was a slow learner but my dad and mom were pretty smart.
Even slow BBs can permanently blind or worse. I would say a kid isn't ready to be let loose with even a BB gun on their own if they're going to be shooting each other with it.
@@emilysmith6897 You're absolutely right, and you illustrate why boys need a mama, aunts, and other wise women in their lives!
Also here because of Paul Harrell
The New Dragnet.....starring Paul Harrell. "Just the facts mam".
Det. Harrell - "Let me give you a quick anecdote."
Like many others, I was sent by Paul Harrell.
It does not get any better than Dragnet for common sense and understated but hard-hitting reality. One of the best shows ever, both in black & white and in color.
I have to agree with Jack on this one, no gun as a Christmas present for a kid. That's a present best suited for the completion of a developmental milestone, as per Paul.
"It was his turn to play with it." That's the problem, you don't play with guns. You use them in a specifically directed activity that may or may not result in fun as a consequence.
The parents planed to teach the kid that. They just didn't count on the little shit stealing the thing before Christmas.
He's hurt pretty bad? For Pete's sake Jack, spit it out...
I'm here because I like Dragnet... but mostly because of Paul Harrell.
Good ol' Paul Harrell 👍👍 But I remember this when it was new on TV too
Disaster Contingency Specialists unite!
This is probably the most gut wrenching video I’ve ever seen on this website, thanks Paul.
the HARREL GANG has COMETH!!!!
Just came to watch this after Paul Harrell's latest video... Always liked this show but don't remember this episode
Big Dragnet (1960's version mostly) fan here. Also sent here by Paul Harrell.
Based on a true story so it actually happened. Regardless of ones political convictions, this actually happened. Lessons learned: 1) long before you decide to get your kid his own gun, he should be well trained and confident in handling a firearm. 2) Get a BB gun first. He should be well disciplined with the B.B. gun long before he even begins to handle a real firearm much less be given his own 3) The weapon is kept in the safe under secure storage. When presented to him, he is allowed to handle it for a time and it is then returned to secure storage until range time.
Exactly. The parents clearly put no thought into this. Experience using airsoft/bb/airguns safely is very valuable prior to handling firearms unsupervised. They hadn’t even exposed the kid to real firearms before buying him one!
Andrew Tadsen In fact, one test would be the “Christmas test”. Where, upon opening the present on Christmas, he handles the weapon safety. Once done admiring it, he then asks you to place it in secure storage all on his own without guidance from an adult
It's a shame the YMCA no longer has an introduction to BB guns, safety and marksmanship class. That's where I learned. In today's world it would be considered an underground terrorist training camp. Yes, Paul Harrell sent me.
Barney Fife sat around watching this shit all day. I know that because I sit around watching The Andy Griffith Show all day.
Paul Harrell , too.
Paul Harrell.
I did not get a gun for Christmas....
I got a water heater and a ceiling fan.
Wow - that's a cautionary tale, and no mistake! Not all kids are responsible enough for such a gift, even with close adult supervision. It's best to assume that kids ALWAYS know where things are in the home. What a terrible, tragic thing for the parents of the boy who died, for Stanley, and for Stanley's parents. I like to think that if Stanley had had some safety training beforehand, things would have been different. He recognized his responsibility, even if too late to avoid what happened. But his friend is gone. I don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight, having watched this. P.S. I came here from Mr. Harrell's channel, too.
My heart aches for the boys parents, such a sad way to spend a joyous holiday.
This lil' bastard would have found his dad's gun soon enough.
A kid that opens Christmas presents early is no damn good.
The fact that they forgot that a bolt action was loaded probably means neither of these kids were bound to be rocket scientist.
What a sad episode. 😞
Nowadays, the parents of the kid being given that gun will be held liable and face charges for any negligence! Moral of the story: GUNS and CHILDREN DO NOT MIX!
Funny how I got my BB gun at 8, my .22 at 10, my shotgun at 12 and my pistol at 13. Absolutely , no issues with the miss use of firearms. This was the 1960's and there was parental supervision. Different times, you sound like an idiot to make a general statement like that.
I had a hard time watching this. Christmas will never be the same for this kid. With one gift his parents has changed his life forever. What in the world were these parents thinking! 🥺
This episode more gut wrenching than modern TV shows.
We should all get some Paul Harrell channel swag for showing up.
Paul sent me. Since this is 1960's tv, I'll try to cut them some slack, but there is no way, that the dead kids father comes over and gives the christmas presents to the kid who gave him the gun. Overall message received. Christmas might be not be the best time to give your kid his first gun.
I was likewise sent by Paul Harrell
PH sent me too
One of the best episodes I've seen. Really pulled at my heart strings. A death that could have easily been prevented, so sad.
That was Stanley's plan all along... kill Stevie to get his Christmas presents. In-genius
Paul Harrell sent me
LoL
YOU PEOPLE ARE SICK IN THE HEAD! REPENT OR BURN
I never saw this episode before. A very powerful statement about guns. I can't imagine why anyone would give a child a gun for Christmas, let alone a child who lives in the city.
When Paul Harrell gives simple instructions I follow them.
Way better then Law and Order
Yes; I too was sent by Paul. This is a good morals story up to a point. And then, the boy gets all the dead kids Christmas presents... that's just fucked up.
Paul made me watch this!
Today it would be sue, sue, sue, the boys parents, the gun manufacturer, the store owner who sold the gun, the ammo manufacturer and anyone else whom some cash might be squeezed from.
that's not true at all, no one has any liability to sue against here
I think we all know who sent me here. Side note when I was about 4 or 5 I was at my uncles house playing on the ground in the living room I found a revolver under the couch with just the trigger and the grip sticking out and I remember trying to pull the trigger, fortunately I didn't have the strength to pull it but the muzzle was pointed at the wall right in front of another room where my two younger cousins were sitting watching TV. I knew nothing about guns as a small child, but a few years later I shot my first gun with my step dad who taught me guns aren't toys and how to safely handle them as well as him first getting me a BB gun to learn a few fundamentals. Point is early training and keeping your gun locked or in place inaccessible to children when they're around is extremely important.
Paul just gave this allot of views!!
I’ve heard the radio version of this many times but this is the first time I’ve seen the television version, they did a good job by not “improving” on an already powerful episode.
We need to increase the amount of education when it comes to firearms safety and there are those who simply shouldn't have them.
TheCoolProfessor accidental gun deaths have dropped dramatically over the last 40 years both in base number and per capita. I agree though, every child should go through Eddie Eagle safety training a few times from age 4 through 8, and then safe firearms handling training as they mature. A big part of it is demystifying the firearm and teaching them a healthy respect for them, like they learn for stove-tops.
Ignorance is bliss when it comes to those too dumb to understand. So instead of teaching safety, handling, and usage...they teach abstinence, hate, and uselessness.
Ignorance isn't education, its indoctrination.
Paul Harrell sent me here. There are things called child locks, and ammunition should be locked up in a different location.
My son was taught never touch my rifle without me! I also removed the bolt & action (locked in separate locations) as added a precaution. He never touched the firearm. When he was near 20, I taught him All safety practises taught to me by the military.
What a pleasure watching decent tv again, tv where people weren't afraid to say God.
When did they start censoring God on television anyway? Seems rather stupid to hear G** Damn in movies or shows. I did not see God on any FCC list either. I mean I am an Atheist so I am bias against religion and even I think that is kind of silly to censor.
the infinite compassion his father had for Stanley
Agreed. As someone above mentioned, today the first thing on the mind of the parent would to sue, and the second would be wondering how much they could possibly make from the situation. Last on the list, if it was even there, would be any amount of compassion or forgiveness. I guess that tells us a lot about society nowadays.
Paul H sent me!
One of the best (and most tragic) episodes of the original DRAGNET. The musical score enhances the dramatic impact.
I thought I recognized Virginia Christine. She played "Mrs. Olson" in the old Folgers coffee commercials. Way back in the 60's or so. It's "Mountain Grown".
Sent here from Paul Harrell, and... I was not prepared for this.
Paul Harrell sent me here
Damn you Paul Harrel for making me cry.
Hey, Paul...
My dad's lessons:
1. Never draw a gun unless you aim to use it, and,
2. Never aim a gun unless you aim to kill.
Doctor, Lawyer, Sheriff's deputy, City Council -- he's a hard act to follow.
You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas. It makes a better birthday present.
Gosh, Paul. That was depressing.
This must be old if Christmas brought prayer, in California.
@JCJR - From 1949, which is long enough ago that I can believe the prayer part.
@@shawngilliland243 Pre Regan gun control.
One of the saddest Dragnet episodes
Here comes the next wave of Paul Harrell Watchers.
Oh, that YT algorithm is hittin' hard now, yes! 😂
Paul Harrell sent me. I got my first 22 at 7 after I proved I could abide by all the safety rules with a BB gun. Even then, it stayed in my dad's safe until I was about 12. Stupid people should not buy guns.
In essence.. Paul Harrell saying "Don't buy a kid a gun for Christmas" and backing it up with this episode of Dragnet. Paul Harrell sent me here too..
Harrell's army present and accounted for...;)
DR. Paul Harrell advised me to watch this ...
Yep Paul Harrell sent me too.
24:20
"You don't give a kid a gun for Christmas".
"That's right, Joe. He'll shoot his eye out."
Paul Harrell was such a good actor.
Lesson of today: To the victor goes the spoils!
Wow I didn’t know that there was an older version of dragnet! And I thought the version I had watched was old!
I have owned and used guns since I was 12. My father made sure I and my brother understood that guns are used to kill and not to play with. Gun safety is paramount. they are not toys. Now that liberals are destroying america look for more and more deadly use of guns. Back in 1957 when I was 12 the state of minnesota dept of natural resources conducted free gun safety classes. I completed the class successfully before my father agreed to let me use guns. Cars kill way more than guns but we insist of basic proficiency before letting youngsters drive by them selves. tragic events are much less when guns are treated for what they are and their proper use understood. Not panic stricken crazy gun laws.
fellow MN!! Hi, howya doing, ya, you betcha!
Ya, Im from Minnesota too ya know. nelson is a good scandinavian name. I was born in minneapolis 1945 but moved with my wife and family to the Denver area in 1980 and never regretted it. Minnesota story, a pilgrim was outside after dark. two mosquitos come up and grab him by each arm. one mosquito says, shall we eat him here or drag him back in the bushes first. second mosquito, better eat him here, if we drag him back in the bushes the big guys will take him away from us.
@Duncan Grove - NebukedNezzer didn't use the phrase "crazy liberals will be the death of us"; you did. You are right - plenty of people who don't vote Republican are responsible gun owners, and NN didn't mention either the Republican or Democratic party; you did that. You seem no less prejudiced than those whose dreadfully harmful prejudice you condemn.
@NebukedNezzer - Agreed, sir, education is better by far than panic-stricken, crazy gun laws.
@Duncan Grove That `94 ban was on Clinton's watch. Inaugurated Jan. 1993.
i was sent by paul harrel too we watched similar video in hunter safety when i was growing up
Mr Harrell sent me.
That was unironicaly the saddest story I've seen in a long while
I'm here by court order. Who's this Paul Harrell, guy?
Just kidding. Is anyone here by any other means than a link by Paul?
This is so sad. The boy who had the gun will never get over it.
What police work. He hid the body under some leaves just past the backyard and the police never found it...
Ha I was thinking the same thing. So the kid goes missing, and you see a wooded area just past his back yard...and that is not the first place you checked? You got 50 people together to search for both the kids, and somehow missed the wooded area behind the house?
In the original radio version, the body was taken up to a cave tucked into the hills behind the neighbourhood and obscured by heavy brush, so the cops could easily have missed it during the search sweeps. The TV episode decided to dispense with that detail for production convenience, but yes it does strain credulity that the cops could have missed the two kids in a small wooded area just behind their own backyards.
Saw this years ago but Paul sent me here today! P.S.There’s a shortage of Shasta Soda!
I think 40 years in the slammer will make The Beaver see the error of his ways.
Damn dust in my eyes.....
sad story, made my cry, almost
Mr.Harrell, I didn't ask for these feels...
Very sad and emotional episode.
Most pleas for gun control are based on emotion.