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Teach your children how to shoot...

I started target shooting on the "back 40" of my grandparents land when I was about 5 or 6. The guns used were a 22, and a 410 shot gun. The 410 became my first gun when my father handed down to me on my 9th birthday, it was given to him on his 9th birthday. I also learned how to drive when I was about 10 on our family farm. And, never did so without supervision, just like I never shot a gun without supervision until I was an adult.
I have never taken a hunters safety course, but will soon, just to have the civilian class under my belt. I have hunted the worlds "most dangerous game" (remember that story?) in the dusty fields and mountains of Afghanistan and know what guns can do to people when in the wrong hands. Or in the right hands for that matter.

Much to the dismay of my wife (who has never shot a gun in her life and doesn't like them), I will be teaching my children weapon/gun safety. And probably even more important, the value of life. Never point a gun at anything that you don't want to shoot, and always know your targets foreground and background, because bullets don't always stop at what you are shooting.

I would love to get a 22 rifle and pistol, so that I can teach my wife to shoot on something really small with no kick, and move her up. She has stated that since the Sandy Hook incident, she is contemplating learning how to shoot, and possibly getting her CC in the future. She is becoming an elementary school teacher, and when she told me that she may want to learn how to shoot, I nearly passed out from surprise.

I hope to get an AR style rifle, preferably in .308 before any type of dumb ban comes through, because I can then use it for larger game hunting as well as removal of feral hogs and other pest game around here, and be able to customize my load out to match my shooting style. <Which is probably the best thing about AR's to me, I love the customization.
 
Outcast said:
I started target shooting on the "back 40" of my grandparents land when I was about 5 or 6. The guns used were a 22, and a 410 shot gun. The 410 became my first gun when my father handed down to me on my 9th birthday, it was given to him on his 9th birthday. I also learned how to drive when I was about 10 on our family farm. And, never did so without supervision, just like I never shot a gun without supervision until I was an adult.
I have never taken a hunters safety course, but will soon, just to have the civilian class under my belt. I have hunted the worlds "most dangerous game" (remember that story?) in the dusty fields and mountains of Afghanistan and know what guns can do to people when in the wrong hands. Or in the right hands for that matter.

Much to the dismay of my wife (who has never shot a gun in her life and doesn't like them), I will be teaching my children weapon/gun safety. And probably even more important, the value of life. Never point a gun at anything that you don't want to shoot, and always know your targets foreground and background, because bullets don't always stop at what you are shooting.

I would love to get a 22 rifle and pistol, so that I can teach my wife to shoot on something really small with no kick, and move her up. She has stated that since the Sandy Hook incident, she is contemplating learning how to shoot, and possibly getting her CC in the future. She is becoming an elementary school teacher, and when she told me that she may want to learn how to shoot, I nearly passed out from surprise.

I hope to get an AR style rifle, preferably in .308 before any type of dumb ban comes through, because I can then use it for larger game hunting as well as removal of feral hogs and other pest game around here, and be able to customize my load out to match my shooting style. <Which is probably the best thing about AR's to me, I love the customization.
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We taught all out kids on a walther p22 and i tell that is the best pistol ever. It is such a smooth shooting gun with no kick at all (its what u see in the pics) my son who is 5 was the first one to ever rapid fire our ar 15 it was freakin epic. Needless to say all three of my kids have taken shooting classes at the gun range. Its about 40 dollars a person but so worth it. Im not sure if other ranges offer it but its very useful and the lady and guy who taught ours was very kid friendly and worked with kids nicely
 
I shot my first .22 rifle at 5, and was shooting rimfire pistols by 8. I don't remember NOT having guns around. People who grow up with them see them in a whole different light than people who are mostly familiar with them from movies and TV.
 
I think if guns are going to be around children then children need to be taught about them. I won't argue with that.

I guess the question for me is: Should children be around guns?

I don't have an answer to that.

I only used the alcohol/cigarettes/cars thing as an example to show that as a society, we're comfortable limiting the rights of children. There are many other examples, such as fireworks. And as far as I know, children cannot actually purchase some kinds of guns and/or have them registered in their name.

I don't think guns are inherently dangerous. But I am pretty sure there is a set of research that shows that people living in households with guns are more likely to be shot than those who live in households without guns. I have not read these studies, so I am not going to venture a guess as to why this is the case. The again, people who use table saws are more likely to cut things or fingers than those who do not. But is a table saw inherently dangerous? I don't think so. They can be dangerous, but only if you don't know what you're doing. Of course, some people who cite these studies want to draw the conclusion that guns are dangerous, but there may be some other factors involved.

I've learned alot about guns. Thank you all. I'm still not sure about this question though:
Should children be around guns? Maybe the real question is:

Should children be around table saws?
 
You have to be 18 to purchase a rifle and 21 to purchase a handgun, at least in most states. No "child" can buy a gun.
 
I agree that no child UNSUPERVISED BY AN ADULT should have access to guns. However, I would more likely trust a child with training around a gun than I would any adult that has had NO such training.
 
Rich Z said:
I agree that no child UNSUPERVISED BY AN ADULT should have access to guns. However, I would more likely trust a child with training around a gun than I would any adult that has had NO such training.
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I 100% agree with this and will add that children who are properly taught and exposed to guns don't accidentally shoot their siblings and friends. I thinkif you own guns and have children it is important to educate children on how to shoot and care for a gun properly.
 
Outcast said:
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I hope to get an AR style rifle, preferably in .308 before any type of dumb ban comes through, because I can then use it for larger game hunting as well as removal of feral hogs and other pest game around here, and be able to customize my load out to match my shooting style. <Which is probably the best thing about AR's to me, I love the customization.
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You may want to consider buying a bare lower receiver. The lower receiver is the serial numbered portion and thus "the firearm" for all intent and purpose. While a complete AR may run from $800 to $thousands a lower receiver can be had for a few hundred. Just a thought. Good luck.
 
And I can help you find one. I'd be even more inclined to be in the market for standard capacity magazines if I were you.
 
A long while back I bought an Armalite AR-10 in .308. Shot pretty good, but I decided to swap out the upper receiver for one in .243, pretty much on a whim.

After shooting that combo, I got rid of the .308 upper. In .243 the thing is an absolute tack driver. Impressed the heck out of a friend of mine who swore by bolt action rifles. He said that semi-auto AR-10 would outshoot ANY of his custom bolt action rifles.
 
Chip said:
And I can help you find one. I'd be even more inclined to be in the market for standard capacity magazines if I were you.
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This is sound advice. IMHO it's less likely that the gun ban goes through but the high cap mags ban seems a bit more likely.
 
here is a pic of some of my family's
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gun collection :) i have 3 kids who all love to shoot them. :)
 
tsst said:
True. I should have said 20s, 30s and 40s. I am not a fan of drums as many are unreliable.
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I guess I should have bought more Beta C mags for the AR-15s a while back when they weren't backordered. I just noticed they make a drum mag for the FN-FAL. Wonder how much that weighs filled up with 7.62x51?

I used to keep a Belgian FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper next to the bed till I learned what they are really worth. :eek1: So now I've got an AR there chambered in .50 Beowulf. :grin01:
 
Pink??? Really!??? My guns are all standard color! Used to shoot cowboy action shoots and the kids there shot amazingly well and were very fast! Great kids, very respectful of the other kids and adults.
 
Rich Z said:
I guess I should have bought more Beta C mags for the AR-15s a while back when they weren't backordered. I just noticed they make a drum mag for the FN-FAL. Wonder how much that weighs filled up with 7.62x51?

I used to keep a Belgian FN FAL 50.63 Paratrooper next to the bed till I learned what they are really worth. :eek1: So now I've got an AR there chambered in .50 Beowulf. :grin01:
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.50 Beowulf ... ouch!!! :eek:
 
MegF. said:
Pink??? Really!??? My guns are all standard color! Used to shoot cowboy action shoots and the kids there shot amazingly well and were very fast! Great kids, very respectful of the other kids and adults.
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yeah they are pink lol... beast of guns
 
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