Grinning Dragon wrote:Pax Nerdvana wrote:They never taught us gun safety at school. Instead, I learned gun safety and how to shoot from my dad. We never had a gun in the house when I was a kid, which was rather unfortunate, but my grandparents did. I've had a love of guns since I was a wee lad.
If/when I have kids, I'm teaching them gun safety while they're learning their ABCs. This goes double if I were to have a daughter. If I have kids, I'm gonna have 'em shooting and handling guns by the time they're in elementary school.
Gauge their maturity and physical level when starting them young and lots of dry fire practice with lots of educational instructions/teachings/Constitutional rights, etc.
I also had to tailor firearm training for each kid, found out real quick a one size approach doesn't fit at all, some tears and frustration on both ends, HA.
Also when it comes to live fire training, have the target close, having the kid see a hit on the target gets lots of smiles and boosts their confidence and makes for a much better experience.
So reactive targets then? All of that is very good advice that I'll certainly remember if/when I have kids.
R is for Ruger/Remington
S is for Sig Sauer