Young Jedidiah Duggar Causes Controversy With Gun Picture

They might be some of the most moral people in America, but that doesn't mean the Duggars can't cause some controversy!

The 19 Kids and Counting family created quite the stir after they posted a photo of 16-year-old Jedidiah Duggar holding a shotgun on their Facebook page. Fans of the show were quick to give their opinions regarding the controversial pic, creating a polarizing debate on the social media platform.

Many slammed the Duggars for allowing their young son to own and operate the 12-gauge shotgun. Facebook user Linda Lawless wrote, "Worst present ever. I don't care how much gun safety they teach their kids. All it takes is one time of not locking it up properly for one of the dozens of curious young kids in that house to get a hold of it and have an accident.

"Why take that chance? Don't understand why a Christian family who values life would want to own devices that were specifically designed to destroy it."

Helen Riley kept it short, but wrote that there was so much more to say about the pic than what she posted.

"I could go on for quite a while of why this is soooo wrong," she wrote.

User Phillip Pessar also posted, "This is so disgusting. This shows what is wrong with America nowadays."

However, there were fans who defended the family's decision to allow their son to have the weapon.

"Guns are for survival and protection. It is our God given right to bare arms," Kelly Woodrow James posted. "There is nothing wrong with giving a child a gun as long as the responsibility of owning the gun is taught as well."

Amy Bratton agreed, writing, "Parents who are responsible teach their children gun safety for a reason. To be the next generation of responsible gun owners. This is a great gift for a young man (or woman) who knows safety and can shoot."

The Duggars are no strangers to debate. A Change.org petition urging TLC to cancel the showreceived so many signatures (more than 185,000!) that Jim Bob Duggar responded. He defended his family's show, of course.

"They won't succeed," he shared at the Booster Banquet at Hannibal-LaGrange University. "Our show is the No. 1 show on TLC. It's a small group creating this fuss. All it has done is give us more exposure."