“I just bought my seven-year-old kid a gun. Is there any way to make sure he doesn’t put bullets in it? Serious question.”
A gun has no usefulness other than to shoot. A tablet, on the other hand, has many uses that do not require Internet. I once babysat a child with special needs who was learning math and reading skills from a LeapPad because that was the method that worked best for him. His mother showed me how to use it so I could go through the exercises with him.