Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time. (page 10)

blondie

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/11-year-old-killed-2-year-old-brother-plays-gun-article-1.1747398 Mom was at home just down the hall....whose gun....why left out or accessible to children? I can remember the child that got in a car where the parent had left the keys in it; child started up car and accidently drove over sibling. stupid, stupid, right. Lack of gun safety on the part of the adults. Owning a firearm is a responsiblity, a serious one. There are safety regulations that work if followed. Though I don't think that a 5-year-old is ready emotionally for the responsibility of using a gun let alone strong enough. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/doomsday-preppers-man-shoots-his-thumb-off-video_n_1278698.html

Truthseeker677

Blondie I have a great deal of respect for you and your intelligence. Maybee growing up when it meant the difference between eating and not eating was how good a shot you are would make you feel different. I agree that owning firearms is a serious responsibility. Serious responsibilities are taught.

TD

H o L

Sounds more like your problem is you're not allowed to steal?.. from lands you don't own? Native Americans should have some rights today as well I think.

This actually is not an evil, "White man with light fingers" thing. I grew up with Native Americans.

The observation about native land was in apposition to the notion that one can simply call a pest control company to deal with a problem that extends into a semi sovereign nation. You can't. The U.S. is never going to be like the UK were most of the predators are only a memory today. Native land is primitive because its owners want it that way and this tranlsates into wildlife that's going to be attracted to your pets, your livestock and possibly even your children and then run back to an expanse of primitive land large enough to simply disappear.

The question I would ask is - is there a target middle ground? I have to assume even farmers don't really want to spend their time shooting at things. I imagine a scenario where food isn't so much of a moral delima for famers to grow, it is a realistic happy median for everyone (execpt the dang incects for a while) to enjoy. Personally - if I could create a network communication system without pulling out the ol' gun to kill bugs - that'd be a pretty happy day.

I like the idea of a target middle ground, but I think you and I might be of different minds as to what direction we need to go to achieve it. We have huge populations of wild dogs roaming on most of the large reservations right now who've lived several generations on their own. There are thousands of attacks and a few deaths every single year. These are mostly children, but even adults are killed once in awhile. Taking care of this problem is one of the first things that needs to happen.

Truthseeker677

TD you sound like very reasonble person to me.

sooner7nc

Good for you Dazed. I have many fond memories that involve family and the outdoors and in many there were firearms. There were also times when we had fishing poles and caught, killed, and ate fish. I guess we could have got the fish at a grocery store but what's the fun in that?

Note to rest of World: We don't care if you don't get our love for and fascination with guns.

The End.

Truthseeker677

I would help every one here in time of need. Guns are a fact of life. Learn to live with it. Like forrest gump said, thats all I have to say about that! From the wilds of Canada

dazed but not confused

Thanks sooner. Can’t win everyone over.

I want to make memories with my kids that will last a lifetime.

blondie

I grew up around and using guns. But my father felt my brother and I weren't ready physically and mentally until 11 to hunt game. We ate only game and fish until we were 14 and moved to an area with more restricted limits on game but still hunted. First time I ever ate chicken I was 15. But guns were locked up and my father said having the skills to shoot straight at a person was no guarantee we were mentally ready to pull the trigger. The worst thing he said was to point at gun at an unsafe person and not have the will to shoot and have your own weapon turned on you. We also learned to break down any weapon and clean it safely. We had to work to pay for our own ammunition. No guns loose around the house, all locked up properly.

I work in a carry concealed state but run into people everyday that don't know the rules and how to safely transport their guns. Women who leave their gun in their purse in an unlocked drawer at work. Like they will be able to run back to their desk if a dangerous person confronts them. Or the men who couldn't hit the broadside of a barn and the only thing they shoot off is their mouth. I conduct a safety class at work for employees on what to do if there is an active shooter in the building. I'm more afraid that people will not realize I work in the building thinking I am an active shooter. So every month I learn why having so many inexperienced people walking around armed does not make me feel safer.

So don't judge me, you don't know anything about me. (how many have read the posts where I said I worked in law enforcement for 8 years?)

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Cute little boy.

A gun is really just a small, powerful machine, which is why more men like them than women.

It sends a projectile, at great speed, and with a loud bang, just about exactly where you want it to go. I like smacking steel plates and old baseballs I have painted flourescent green and orange. I had rifles years ago, in the 70's, before licenses were required, but two years I ago acquired my license for traditional rifles [unrestricted] and handguns [restricted] in Canada. I never had a fearful respect for firearms until I took the firearms course required in Canada. Now, everytime I pick up a firearm I check it to make sure it's not loaded, and then I check it again, and again, and again. They do a good job, in Canada, of building up a very healthy fear of anything going wrong with that machine. Also instilling fear into my heart is the threat of serious criminal charges brought against me if I illegally transport or do not legally store said machines.

And just in case everyone thinks the USA are the only ones that really like firearms, it is true that by far more Americans own them but many Canadians own enough to equip the neighbourhood. [ In Canada, that IS the correct way to spell neighborhood]

Took my son (5 yrs) shooting for his first time.

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