Parents who fail to teach gun safety
quote:Originally posted elsewhere by crackhead
In seven months Im turning 18. What would be a good first gun? My primary concerns are as follows selfdefense>Markmanship>zombie hunting
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I was thinking either a 12 guage of some sort, WASR-10, Marlin 336, or a 30-06 of some sort. Which do you think is best?
Like I said, selfdefense is my most major concern. My town is becoming really sh***y and violent.
I found this on another forum that is mostly a younger crowd. It reminded me of a local young man whose father never took him to the range. Shortly after the boy turned 18 and moved out of the house he had a negligent discharge which very nearly injured someone next door.
He got probation for the offense but violated it and is now looking at serious jail time.
With a username "crackhead" ya just gotta figure this kid may have a similar issue. Getting his first gun at 18....
In seven months Im turning 18. What would be a good first gun? My primary concerns are as follows selfdefense>Markmanship>zombie hunting
.I was thinking either a 12 guage of some sort, WASR-10, Marlin 336, or a 30-06 of some sort. Which do you think is best?
Like I said, selfdefense is my most major concern. My town is becoming really sh***y and violent.
I found this on another forum that is mostly a younger crowd. It reminded me of a local young man whose father never took him to the range. Shortly after the boy turned 18 and moved out of the house he had a negligent discharge which very nearly injured someone next door.
He got probation for the offense but violated it and is now looking at serious jail time.
With a username "crackhead" ya just gotta figure this kid may have a similar issue. Getting his first gun at 18....
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HENRY, I guess i was lucky enough to have a father and great uncle that cared,also an older gentleman in our neck of the woods that we rabbit hunted with,starting at age 10 with a .410 and not even being allowed to put one in the chamber,had to carry it broke down,[single shot topper] everyone made sure I knew every gun is loaded,always watch where the muzzle is pointing, I have tried to pass this on to my nephew, as now he is 18 and very respectful of guns, he started shooting at 12 with a savage 24d in 22/20 i bought for him,and his father is also a gun trader and hunter,today it does seem kids dont learn early enough or get the right info,i always say practice makes perfect,it seems that people dont pass on the old school learning in some areas i wish they would things would be better for all.[;)] 0 -
Some parents think they can keep their kids away from guns. Good luck! When my younger grandson was three, his pre-school teacher had to take the bananas out of toy fruit the kids got to play with because the boys were using them as guns. I figure you can either teach kids about guns or let them learn for themselves -- because one way or another, they'll want to experience guns. Better for them to know the safe way to handle guns than the "street" way. I've had my grandkids around guns since they were born, and the guns don't seem to hold any particular fascination for them -- you know what I mean, the kind of intrigue they would have if they had never been allowed to examine guns and understand them. Ask my 5-year-old grandson just about any gun-safety question and he'll tell you what's safe and what's not. I let the 5-year-old shoot BB guns (supervised), and the 9-year-old gets to use a singleshot .22 when only he and I are around. Better, I think, than letting them learn about guns by discovering one in a friend's parents' dresser drawer or closet, right? 0 -
I started my kids young. They have a total respect for guns and know they are not toys.
I take them out shooting quite often and they both have their own guns allready. And they will probly each get their own handguns this summer.[:D]0
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