Re: My new marksman
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jimlaw83</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Absolutely awesome! My son was just born last week and I'm already looking forward to this EXACT activity with him!
Not to go on a mini-rant, but this is a perfect example of gun control compared to drug laws and lots of other things. I.E. If you prohibit something entirely and make it taboo, people (and children) want nothing more than to experience it, and <span style="font-weight: bold">almost</span> invariably will experience it in an unreasonable and irresponsible way. This is seen with children playing with Daddy's hidden pistol, or high school kids binge drinking and doing drugs.
BUT if you introduce it as a privilege (that comes with great responsibility), you get someone MUCH more responsible with that item/thing.
Just like in law school. If you aren't paying attention and the professor calls on you, if you answer "reasonable"....VERY rarely will you be wrong. </div></div>
Congrats on the new family member, I could hardly wait til he could be my shooting buddy, especially after my 18 yr old step-son went to college this fall. I agree completely with the mini-rant. There are very strict rules at our house about guns, they are not touched without permission and kept in safes when not in use. He also has his own tool box and is very good using his own tools, (real ones), and assembles his own toys at Christmas and birthdays.
