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A Gun For Her Birthday? Controversial Gift Has Parents Divided

<div><p>People have very strong opinions about Presley's birthday gift. The 10-year-old girl's reaction to her present got a lot of exposure after her parents sent a video to the gun-maker Beretta. </p><p>They shared the video of Presley joyfully unboxing her 686 Silver Pigeon shotgun with the more than 900,000 people who've liked their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BERETTAofficial/?brand_redir=156180932876">Facebook page</a> and Twitter account. They included a message saying the young girl's reaction "will make you cry," adding that the emotional moment is "what we call #BerettaJoy."</p><p>While Presley was obviously happy about her gift, it sparked a heated discussion in the comments section, where people debated the decision to give a child a gun.</p><p></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/truehappiness?src=hash">#truehappiness</a> - Presley opens the #686 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/silverpigeon?src=hash">#silverpigeon</a> her parents just gave her. <a href="https://t.co/CCr8mHLSBy">pic.twitter.com/CCr8mHLSBy</a><br>"” BERETTA (@Beretta_USA) <a href="https://twitter.com/Beretta_USA/status/824693967358943232">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote> </div><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Most of the comments were negative, with many saying that Presley was too young to be given a gun. Others wondered if something else would've been more appropriate - although Presley seemed to like it just fine.</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245652486-3.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2245652486-3-1.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p>But lots of people also said they were moved by the video, and shared their own stories about getting their first guns. Some even argued that a shotgun is the perfect gift to teach a young girl about responsibility.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/1-1.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2-1.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>What nobody seemed to notice was this is also a pretty expensive gift for a 10-year-old. <a href="http://www.basspro.com/Beretta-686-Silver-Pigeon-I-Over/Under-Shotgun/product/12082405262916/">Listings online</a> show that the 686 Silver Pigeon costs around $2,000 dollars. </p><p><strong>What do you think of this present? Share this post and let us know!</strong></p></div>

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