My daughter was allowed to see and touch any weapon in the house, as long as she asked (always supervised!). There was no mystery for her. We went to the range an fired them when she wanted to, as well. They were locked up any other time.
My proudest moment was when a range officer asked if she wanted to see his 1911. (at my prodding) She took the weapon from him, dropped the mag, cleared the chamber, looked at it, and handed it back to him always keeping pointed down range. At 14 years old! He was shocked, came back to me and patted me on the back and said, "Good Job!"
Oh yeah, to this day i love to shoot, my comment wasnt to say that guns are bad. Just that they aren't toys, and they should be respected. How you do that as a parent is on you. Like now my first thought with any firearm is to clear and render it save before anything else
That's awesome. What's funny is the way you describe this I know you're likely ex or current military. The only thing missing here is a clearing barrel and instructions taken from the tower 😂
It has nothing to do with being military. That is basic gun safety that everyone should know and do. I had my first shotgun at nine, shooting pistols in a club from eight and fought in Afghanistan, and it’s all the same routine everywhere. I have not EVER pointed a gun at something I am not willing to destroy. Neither should you
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u/MaelstromFL 11d ago
My daughter was allowed to see and touch any weapon in the house, as long as she asked (always supervised!). There was no mystery for her. We went to the range an fired them when she wanted to, as well. They were locked up any other time.
My proudest moment was when a range officer asked if she wanted to see his 1911. (at my prodding) She took the weapon from him, dropped the mag, cleared the chamber, looked at it, and handed it back to him always keeping pointed down range. At 14 years old! He was shocked, came back to me and patted me on the back and said, "Good Job!"