It’s heartbreaking. I’m in NorCal but have lots of LA friends, several have lost homes. Not kitties but a wonderful local museum, The Bunny Museum, lost everything. The owners and their cats and buns are in a hotel and ok, but sad. Rescues are overwhelmed and will need fosters asap for all kinds of animals if anyone is close enough to help. My thoughts are with your DD.
Gun owner here too. My kid has never wanted to learn to shoot but he knows the difference between real and toys. Having said that, I would not buy him one of these- too easy to make mistakes about what is real versus not for other armed people including LEO. These things really need to be better marked. I also don’t buy real guns cerekoted to look like toys. Guns are tools, not toys. Toys should be toys and clearly marked as such.
Wow, this is prescient.