Guns & Ammo Blogs About Children and Arms
Guns & Ammo also blogs, and they have a post from August 17, 2007 where they write about children and arms.
I don’t know if it is because I am living in Europe and therefore not used to idea of carrying guns. But as I read this I lost my words!
I just don’t get it…
Here are some quotes from the article:
“Given proper training with a firearm they can handle easily, children can learn to shoot well at an early age. It is important to instill the basics of firearm safety in them from the start and, of course, hearing and eye protection are a must.”
“When the child is ready to move up from a pellet gun to a .22, make it an event. Take the whole family to the range and first have the child qualify with their pellet gun by setting up a simple test of proficiency you’re sure they can pass. Then hand them the .22 as if presenting an Oscar and share the warm sense of accomplishment.”
And then pictures like these:
You can read the whole story here.
