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Guns and Kids

Let me be controversial for a moment. GunsSaying  "NO"  is  not  enough.
will hold no mystery to my children. In this
world of nay-sayers, gun banners, andI have owned, shot, and hunted with firearms
non-informed gun haters, such a statement issince I was 5 years old, learning my safe
bound to raise questions as to my values andhandling practices and proper firearms use
questions as my ability to properly raise myfrom the biggest influences in my life, my
children. For those who automatically think Iparents. I have taken guns to school with me
am a bad father for teaching my 2 year oldwhich remained safely in my car awaiting my
how to properly handle a firearm, I have thisarrival and consequent start of the evening
simple response. Naivety is not a defense orhunts for pheasant, chucker, and Hungarian
a  strategy.partridge. I never opened fire on my school
mates, committed murder, or began having
I find it humorous in the politicalpsychopathic fantasies because of it. I did
atmosphere where education on everything fromhowever see plenty of other kids who had not
sex to diversity is touted as the cure allreceived the proper training handling guns in
that shooting and firearms education isa most reckless manner and it was only due to
considered taboo. It seems when it comes tothe proper instruction I received from my
firearms, some parents are content to sayparents that I was able to recognize the
"they are bad" and then consider the matterdanger  and  correct  it  or  leave the area.
closed. This is can be a tragic error in the
development of a young mind. Curiosity isSam is 2 years old this year and into
always present and is a profoundly drivingeverything. I have my guns secured in a vault
force which is not easily satisfied orand lock box and take care to make sure they
appeased. The curiosity for education onare secured. I have already begun his
firearms is also not so easily swept aside.training on firearms, teaching him not handle
By not taking the initiative to educate, wefirearms at this point in time. He does have
as parents have in essence allowed a cleana small training rifle which I have
slate for anyone else to fill the knowledgeintroduced him to and will begin the proper
vacuum we have created in the of ourhandling techniques soon. My girls are still
children. The education on firearms occursinfants and Daddy could not resist buying
whether we choose to be involved or not.them a pair of Cricket 22 Youth rifles with
Television portrays firearms almost hourlyPink Stocks. They will also receive the
and as a matter of observation, hardly everproper instruction when the time is right. I
in compliance with safe handling techniquesdo not intend by any means to try and shelter
and rarely ever with the ramifications ofmy kids from perceived dangers but to educate
improperly using a firearm. Video games arethem about the responsibilities involved with
also streaming the use of guns into the mindsfirearms in an effort to help them avoid the
of our children at the speed of Broadband. Asdangers of irresponsible gun ownership and
the games become more violent they create aus. I also intend for it to be some of the
perception and glory of firearms which canbest times my family and I can share
only be counteracted by the proper education.together.



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