Would you let your 11 year old do target shooting?

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

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Why does OP need to crowd source this? Trap shooting is a sport. Like any sport, choose to do or do not. You aren't going to shoot trap and then automatically become different people.

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

How is it a life skill?

It's a tool for providing safety and food. It can also teach discipline, concentration and focus. It can encourage safety and ethics and well as participation in environmental and outdoor education programs.

Sounds like something you got off of an NRA pamphlet. The problem is Americans have shown that learning how to shoot and take care of a gun does none of the above.

Southern states have a disproportionate amount of gun owners. It also has a disproportionate amount of gun violence.

Too many gun owners have shown the exact opposite. They shoot before they think. They are more fearful of life in general and eventually feel the need to carry a gun everywhere.

Children who learn all about guns might end up hate shooting. Or they might buy into the propaganda of guns providing safety and we have another gun enthusiast in America.

This is basically

I'll never let my child handle something as dangerous as a car. Driving is an inherently dangerous activity, and there are no end of nutty drivers out there.

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Yes, that’s where you would want your kid to learn gun safety.

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

How is it a life skill?

It's a tool for providing safety and food. It can also teach discipline, concentration and focus. It can encourage safety and ethics and well as participation in environmental and outdoor education programs.

Sounds like something you got off of an NRA pamphlet. The problem is Americans have shown that learning how to shoot and take care of a gun does none of the above.

Southern states have a disproportionate amount of gun owners. It also has a disproportionate amount of gun violence.

Too many gun owners have shown the exact opposite. They shoot before they think. They are more fearful of life in general and eventually feel the need to carry a gun everywhere.

Children who learn all about guns might end up hate shooting. Or they might buy into the propaganda of guns providing safety and we have another gun enthusiast in America.

It's. An. Olympic. Sport.

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Anonymous wrote:Rising 6th grade DD is desperate to join the school target shooting team. I'm not sure what to think...it seems a bit weird, culturally. I am open to others' thoughts, though!

We are very anti- personal gun ownership in the house, but DS loves riflery at summer camp - has excelled and is an expert marksman. He's very aware of our stance vis-a-vis personal gun ownership and respects it, but I think it's great that he has a sense of accomplishment and is an expert at gun safety. Who knows - maybe he'll decide to go to a military academy - or maybe not.

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Anonymous wrote:Rising 6th grade DD is desperate to join the school target shooting team. I'm not sure what to think...it seems a bit weird, culturally. I am open to others' thoughts, though!

We are very anti- personal gun ownership in the house, but DS loves riflery at summer camp - has excelled and is an expert marksman. He's very aware of our stance vis-a-vis personal gun ownership and respects it, but I think it's great that he has a sense of accomplishment and is an expert at gun safety. Who knows - maybe he'll decide to go to a military academy - or maybe not.

Yikes. Look, I'm all about better gun control, but there's nothing worse than only the military and police having guns.

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

How is it a life skill?

It's a tool for providing safety and food. It can also teach discipline, concentration and focus. It can encourage safety and ethics and well as participation in environmental and outdoor education programs.

Sounds like something you got off of an NRA pamphlet. The problem is Americans have shown that learning how to shoot and take care of a gun does none of the above.

Southern states have a disproportionate amount of gun owners. It also has a disproportionate amount of gun violence.

Too many gun owners have shown the exact opposite. They shoot before they think. They are more fearful of life in general and eventually feel the need to carry a gun everywhere.

Children who learn all about guns might end up hate shooting. Or they might buy into the propaganda of guns providing safety and we have another gun enthusiast in America.

It's. An. Olympic. Sport.

So what?

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

Plenty of things are high level "sports" and are still trashy. See: NASCAR.

Guns are trashy. People who like guns are trashy.

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

Plenty of things are high level "sports" and are still trashy. See: NASCAR.

Guns are trashy. People who like guns are trashy.

NASCAR isn't an Olympic sport, for good reason. Super weird to think the biathlon is trashy!

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

Plenty of things are high level "sports" and are still trashy. See: NASCAR.

Guns are trashy. People who like guns are trashy.

NASCAR isn't an Olympic sport, for good reason. Super weird to think the biathlon is trashy!

I don’t think it’s trashy but it being considered a sport doesn’t make it something I would encourage.

America has a gun violence problem. It only took other countries one mass shooting to change the gun culture and eliminate gun violence. Canada is making great progress in controlling guns. Southern American states are doing the opposite by trying to ensure everyone down there is carrying a loaded weapon.

And why is gun safety important if you don’t own a gun?

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

Plenty of things are high level "sports" and are still trashy. See: NASCAR.

Guns are trashy. People who like guns are trashy.

NASCAR isn't an Olympic sport, for good reason. Super weird to think the biathlon is trashy!

I don’t think it’s trashy but it being considered a sport doesn’t make it something I would encourage.

America has a gun violence problem. It only took other countries one mass shooting to change the gun culture and eliminate gun violence. Canada is making great progress in controlling guns. Southern American states are doing the opposite by trying to ensure everyone down there is carrying a loaded weapon.

And why is gun safety important if you don’t own a gun?

You sound rigid. I hope you get the help you need.

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Knee jerk hatred of gun sports is just virtue signaling. Let him do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Knee jerk hatred of gun sports is just virtue signaling. Let him do it.

This seems like an equally knee jerk reaction. I think there are legitimate arguments on both sides, and I really don’t know what the best answer is for OP’s particular case. I don’t even know that there is a “best” answer. I think, like most parenting decisions, it comes down to a parent doing what they think is best for their particular child, at that particular time, knowing there aren’t any guarantees, but hoping things work out - and they usually do.

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Anonymous wrote:No because I’m not trashy.

It's an Olympic sport. Ignorance is trashy.

Plenty of things are high level "sports" and are still trashy. See: NASCAR.

Guns are trashy. People who like guns are trashy.

NASCAR isn't an Olympic sport, for good reason. Super weird to think the biathlon is trashy!

I don’t think it’s trashy but it being considered a sport doesn’t make it something I would encourage.

America has a gun violence problem. It only took other countries one mass shooting to change the gun culture and eliminate gun violence. Canada is making great progress in controlling guns. Southern American states are doing the opposite by trying to ensure everyone down there is carrying a loaded weapon.

And why is gun safety important if you don’t own a gun?

You sound rigid. I hope you get the help you need.

Gun safety is important whether you own a gun or not because it is possible and probably not unlikely that a child at some point will be in the same place as a gun. Absent safety training they may handle or even discharge it. With proper training that is significantly less likely to happen.

You may keep your cleaning fluids on a high shelf, but there are people who still have them under the sink. I’m sure you’ve taught your child to leave such things alone.

You may not have any dangerous medicines in your house or you keep them locked up if you do. Some people don’t. I’m sure you’ve taught your child not to handle or consume other people’s medicine.

I could go on, but you get the point.