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- Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Kids and guns
- Replies: 35
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Re: Kids and guns
Exactly my thinking.
- Thu Sep 15, 2016 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Kids and guns
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6734
Re: Kids and guns
Been a while; my youngest is 20. But we introduced our kids to guns early. Ayoob has a short book called "Gun-Proof your Children" that I read years ago. I started my oldest son with a toy shotgun (it shot darts); with that he learned the four rules, and I made him put the darts away separately from the gun. He got the rules down. Then on to his Grandfather's BB gun and a .22. Somewhere in there, we introduced him to Eddie Eagle.
The girls followed more or less the same path. Before they were of an age to shoot extensively, they accompanied me on range trips and helped me clean the guns. When they expressed interest in the guns, we took them out of the safe and examined them together. By the time they were in middle school, guns were not "novel" to them; rather, they understood and had a healthy respect for them.
My rule for the kids was that none of them had to enjoy shooting, but they all had to learn how to shoot safely. Now that they are older, they can make their own choices. But I don't worry about them being safe.
The girls followed more or less the same path. Before they were of an age to shoot extensively, they accompanied me on range trips and helped me clean the guns. When they expressed interest in the guns, we took them out of the safe and examined them together. By the time they were in middle school, guns were not "novel" to them; rather, they understood and had a healthy respect for them.
My rule for the kids was that none of them had to enjoy shooting, but they all had to learn how to shoot safely. Now that they are older, they can make their own choices. But I don't worry about them being safe.