Would you let your 11 year old do target shooting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, thanks. Will have to keep thinking. On one hand, it doesn't seem like something our family fits into. On the other hand, it's an Olympic sport.

Bigotry is a family value in your family?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. That’s thee safest place for your daughter to encounter a gun and learn how to handle one. You never know what she may come in contact with. Better that she has knowledge of proper handling techniques.

In what world will a child have to know how to handle a gun? If they're in a room with one, LEAVE the room.

This is also why I will never teach my child how to drive a car.

Children stay children forever if you hide the world from them.

And now, back I go to brush the hair of my beautiful DD Rapunzel!

[Anonymous]

Sure. That’s about the age I learned and it was a lot of fun. And fwiw, I’m your stereotypical pro- gun control urbanite.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in a rural area of a state that no one thinks has a rural area, to parents who were anti-gun and had never shot in their lives. I got my first pellet gun at 10, and a .22 rimfire at 12 to go target shooting. I am an avowed liberal, love to go trap shooting as an adult (with a rental) and would have no problem with this at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm super liberal, 1000% for strong gun control laws, and I'd have no problem with this. My boys have done (and loved) shooting at scout camp for years. I tend to think gun sportsmen and hunters agree with my feelings on gun control. It's just the crazy MAGA people with unnecessary AR-15s that are loud and unreasonable.

AR15 rifles are pretty much the exclusive firearm now used in high power rifle competitions.

[Anonymous]

I'm liberal and pro-gun-control, but also very much in favor of training. I have no problem with the safe and responsible use of firearms for sport.

I would allow this, as long as I have assessed and am satisfied with the club's approach to safety and gun culture. Usually sporting clubs are among the best for this, but I would want to see it for myself to be sure. What are the leaders running the club like? Do they actually practice safety best practices, or just give it lip service? Are they serious about kicking people out for bad behavior? I don't want my kid learning bad habits, by example or by failure to properly teach good habits. I also don't want them immersed in the more macho side of gun culture, where power and coolness are measured by the size of your gun. So those are some of the things I'd look for in the club.

[Anonymous]

Are you talking riflery like at summer camp using elementary rifles?

Are are you talking some gun range with people pulling out their AK 47s?

Regardless, I'd probably rather my kid not do a school club on riflery. Sumemr camp maybe I would ok. School club? Who teaches it? Sounds weird

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a rural area of a state that no one thinks has a rural area, to parents who were anti-gun and had never shot in their lives. I got my first pellet gun at 10, and a .22 rimfire at 12 to go target shooting. I am an avowed liberal, love to go trap shooting as an adult (with a rental) and would have no problem with this at all.

NJ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you talking riflery like at summer camp using elementary rifles?

Are are you talking some gun range with people pulling out their AK 47s?

Regardless, I'd probably rather my kid not do a school club on riflery. Sumemr camp maybe I would ok. School club? Who teaches it? Sounds weird

Your provincialism is showing. Schools teach life skills.

[Anonymous]

I have mixed feelings and don’t know what I’d do.

On the one hand, I see nothing wrong with target shooting. I think having a trained professional teaching the kids how to correctly and responsibly handle guns would be a plus.

On the other hand, teenagers can be bad at risk assessment, and group dynamics can cause sudden and severe drops in IQ. The idea of having a group of teenagers who consider themselves gun experts bonding over guns, scares me. Would they have guns at home, or access to guns at school? Would other kids know they have access to guns? If I knew the kids specifically, it might be different, depending on the kids. Presumably the school takes teen behavior into account, somehow, and compensates.

My first instinct, based on limited details, is that I think I’d probably want to keep the gun experience separate from the teen social group.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a rural area of a state that no one thinks has a rural area, to parents who were anti-gun and had never shot in their lives. I got my first pellet gun at 10, and a .22 rimfire at 12 to go target shooting. I am an avowed liberal, love to go trap shooting as an adult (with a rental) and would have no problem with this at all.

NJ?

That's what I'm thinking.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I’d let my kids join. It’s a school club or team. It’s safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m anti gun ownership but I don’t see a problem with this.

I would be worried that she would love it and want to buy one at 18 years old. People buy one gun and all of a sudden they own 20. I’ve never held a gun and hopefully my kids won’t either. No need for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes of course. I'm super liberal but i also think shooting is a life skill

How is it a life skill?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would.

I'm pro gun control and anti redneck, so go figure. I was on the rifle team when I was a kid. It's a fun sport and for me was much like archery. I started shooting at my all girls summer camp as a kid.