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Reply to "Would you let your 11 year old do target shooting?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I’m inclined to think 11 is a bit young, but there are reasonable people who believe to the contrary. I agree that learning and physically practicing the rules of firearm safety would be the first objective of beginning firearms familiarization. Something too few people (including informal and sometimes even formal trainers) are aware of is the risk of overconfidence. A person gets introduced to basics, handles a firearm, learns and demonstrates the safety rules, then fires a few shots with varying accuracy. All of that is good. What is not good is when the student (especially a child) decides they now know everything they need to know and can safely handle and use pretty much any firearm without superstition. That’s dangerous. Even people who don’t like firearms should teach their children the following: If you see a gun: STOP! DON’T TOUCH! LEAVE THE AREA TELL AN ADULT. [/quote]
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