is recommended for children who received a new BB gun, shotgun or hunting rifle for Christmas or for those who may already have a gun.

Is that shotgun as in SHOTGUN! wtf?

Originally posted by roughycannon

is recommended for children who received a new BB gun, shotgun or hunting rifle for Christmas or for those who may already have a gun.

Is that shotgun as in SHOTGUN! wtf?

Yes, shot gun as in small calibre shot gun, such as a 20 gauge and 410

There is no downside to this. Children watch guns used everyday on television. Teaching them proper respect for guns is common sense. They see on television how to pull the trigger. They don't learn to respect it or how to use it safely on television. If it saves one child from thinking there is nothing wrong with playing with it and accidentally shooting him/herself it is a great thing to do.

Originally posted by jimmiec
There is no downside to this. Children watch guns used everyday on television. Teaching them proper respect for guns is common sense. They see on television how to pull the trigger. They don't learn to respect it or how to use it safely on television. If it saves one child from thinking there is nothing wrong with playing with it and accidentally shooting him/herself it is a great thing to do.

And if it produces one less considerate child that turns his gun on the rest of the class or his instructor, will it be seen as a failed project? I doubt it very much.

I was six years old when my father gave me my first .22 Winchester rifle so I could go hunting with him. This is critical for all young kids to be taught. The very first thing he taught me was to fear that gun or any other. The second was his belt if I did one wrong thing with that gun while we were out hunting let alone never to be allowed to use it again.

I was not allowed to even hold that gun till we were in the woods when I was that young.

This is something that only wise Parents will do. I was all gun ho on hunting, my father saw a bird sitting in some brush so he had me shoot it. I just wounded it so he promptly made me go put it out of its misery so it would not suffer. As a little kid I then saw what it meant to kill something and I did not like the feeling for awhile until my dad explained to me why people hunted. Not for sport but to put food on their table that otherwise might not be there.

Thankfully we never needed food that way as we could afford to buy it but one day that may not always be the case. That is a life long lesson a real father teaches their kids!

We still went hunting a lot as a tradition that was more father son bonding time and enjoying nature more than killing anything. It wasn't later in life did my brother and friends get into hunting big time.

That also goes for protecting myself or my family. Everyone in my entire family knows how to shoot, some a lot better than others but when the pooh hits the fan they can and will always defend themselves and others who cant.

Originally posted by Patriotsrevenge
I was six years old when my father gave me my first .22 Winchester rifle so I could go hunting with him. This is critical for all young kids to be taught. The very first thing he taught me was to fear that gun or any other. The second was his belt if I did one wrong thing with that gun while we were out hunting let alone never to be allowed to use it again.

I was not allowed to even hold that gun till we were in the woods when I was that young.

This is something that only wise Parents will do. I was all gun ho on hunting, my father saw a bird sitting in some brush so he had me shoot it. I just wounded it so he promptly made me go put it out of its misery so it would not suffer. As a little kid I then saw what it meant to kill something and I did not like the feeling for awhile until my dad explained to me why people hunted. Not for sport but to put food on their table that otherwise might not be there.

Thankfully we never needed food that way as we could afford to buy it but one day that may not always be the case. That is a life long lesson a real father teaches their kids!

We still went hunting a lot as a tradition that was more father son bonding time and enjoying nature more than killing anything. It wasn't later in life did my brother and friends get into hunting big time.

That also goes for protecting myself or my family. Everyone in my entire family knows how to shoot, some a lot better than others but when the pooh hits the fan they can and will always defend themselves and others who cant.

You make a good point, and I see the best way to teach children how to use a firearm properly, you should train them on small caliber firearms. And it's nice you bring up the hunting aspect, I see no problems in teaching a child how to hunt for their food, it's good to teach children an alternative method of survival than just running down to Mcdonalds and get a big mac.

Good for them. I learned to handle a gun and shoot very young, as did 90%+ of the kids in my area, even the girls. Been hunting, fishing and trapping since 10 years old, then that's normal for a country boy

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Do these kids have responsible parents now for when they go home?