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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am generally anti-guns, but that is for the majority of the population who are untrained in safety and use.  The majority of the accidents and problems come from people who buy guys "because it is their right" but they don't know how to safely and property store and use the gun.

I believe that people get to exercise their right if they are taught how to property care and use a gun.  So, I have allowed my kids to go to the gun range at scouting events where there is a rangemaster and range assistants who can teach them how to property hold, load and use the gun.  It's safer there and they'll learn how to use it properly.  IMHO, having people trained to use guns properly, even if they don't have access to them, is safer than just total ignorance about guns.  I want my kids to know how to load and use a gun and how to handle it safely so that if they ever encounter one (not that I would ever provide one), they are safer than if they had no training whatsoever.[/quote]

FYI, my twins were 9 the first time they went to the shooting range at scouts camp.  They are now 12 and have been there 3 times, all at camp.[/quote]

The shooting range is different from a trap club.[/quote]

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