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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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![/quote]

Knowledge is power. Swim lessons are good, because water can kill you or save you. Gun lessons are good because they teach you how NOT to find a gun and accidentally shoot your friend because you didn’t know how it works. People don’t have to own a gun, or even ever shoot a gun, but please learn about safety.

Learning about fire is also good because fire can kill you or save you. Making your own child ignorant is shortsighted.[/quote]

Or, learning about guns makes the kid want to front when you find a friend’s parent’s gun. So the kid handles it to show off bc she “knows all about guns.”[/quote]

This sort of thing happens in families where the children are either ignorant of firearm safety, or where they have been exposed to firearms but the adult involved substituted supervision for proper safety instruction. The instruction a young person would receive in any sort of organized shooting program would in no event encourage the mishandling of firearms. [/quote]

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