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re: What age to buy sons a gun
Posted on 10/19/10 at 10:08 pm to fishfighter
Posted on 10/19/10 at 10:08 pm to fishfighter
It really depends on when the kid can start to respect the firearm as both something to be taken care of and feared.
IMO kids shouldn't hunt unsupervised until they've taken the appropriate hunter's safety course. (I did it at like 10.) I'm not sure how a parent could live with themselves if they gave an untrained 7 year old a shotgun and they accidentally killed themselves or someone else.
That said, you could always get them a gun earlier and begin the process of training them up.
IMO kids shouldn't hunt unsupervised until they've taken the appropriate hunter's safety course. (I did it at like 10.) I'm not sure how a parent could live with themselves if they gave an untrained 7 year old a shotgun and they accidentally killed themselves or someone else.
That said, you could always get them a gun earlier and begin the process of training them up.
This post was edited on 10/19/10 at 10:09 pm
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Posted on 10/20/10 at 8:50 am to jglass3lsu
I also recommend that you purchase a watermelon and have your sons watch as you blast it with buckshot. Children will respond to visual stimulation more so than verbal and this will bring the point home that weapons can kill. After shooting the melon have a talk with them about the importance of gun safety and I promise they will be extra cautious never to flag anyone with a rifle.
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