I should point out that my mother is anti-gun (not proactively), she states, " I don't like guns." I leave it at that. She states her position, she doesn't try to convince me not to own or carry, and I don't try to convince her otherwise.
When I bought a rifle when I was 16, she didn't like it, but didn't make me get rid of it. She just didn't want to have to see it.
She has fired guns in the past when she was a teenager.
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- Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
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- Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:39 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Gun question...
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My girls were afraid of guns when I first introduced them to firearms. They were concerned that guns were dangerous.
I placed a firearm on the table. I asked them what about that they were afraid of. What will that gun on the table do. I told them we could watch it as long as they wanted to see. Of course, it would do nothing.
I put a bullet on the table. That's the part that causes the destruction. Asked them to watch it. Asked them to hold it. Hmmm... no fear that the bullet would do anything.
So the gun, by itself was not dangerous, and neither was the bullet. So where was the danger. In people. I asked if they were afraid of me. They said no.
I picked up the weapon, asked them to see where my finger was - not on the trigger. Where was the gun pointed, in a safe direction. I asked if they felt they were capable of holding the gun in a safe direction and keeping their finger off the trigger... that is half the battle when it comes to safety.
They said, what about people we are afraid of with guns. I said, would you be afraid of someone with bad intentions if they didn't have a gun? They said, they would. So the gun, even in that situation, was not the danger, though it escalated the potential outcome.
It clicked for them that it made sense if you were to protect yourself from the BG, safe and responsible gun ownership (includes training) was an ok thing.
They still don't believe I need to carry it everywhere, but that's ok. I've told them when they're old enough to get their CHL, they will need to decide for themselves if it is what they want. If they don't, that's ok.
While the freedom to own and carry a gun (depending on state) is theirs, not everyone should. Some people just aren't suited to it. That's ok.
I placed a firearm on the table. I asked them what about that they were afraid of. What will that gun on the table do. I told them we could watch it as long as they wanted to see. Of course, it would do nothing.
I put a bullet on the table. That's the part that causes the destruction. Asked them to watch it. Asked them to hold it. Hmmm... no fear that the bullet would do anything.
So the gun, by itself was not dangerous, and neither was the bullet. So where was the danger. In people. I asked if they were afraid of me. They said no.
I picked up the weapon, asked them to see where my finger was - not on the trigger. Where was the gun pointed, in a safe direction. I asked if they felt they were capable of holding the gun in a safe direction and keeping their finger off the trigger... that is half the battle when it comes to safety.
They said, what about people we are afraid of with guns. I said, would you be afraid of someone with bad intentions if they didn't have a gun? They said, they would. So the gun, even in that situation, was not the danger, though it escalated the potential outcome.
It clicked for them that it made sense if you were to protect yourself from the BG, safe and responsible gun ownership (includes training) was an ok thing.
They still don't believe I need to carry it everywhere, but that's ok. I've told them when they're old enough to get their CHL, they will need to decide for themselves if it is what they want. If they don't, that's ok.
While the freedom to own and carry a gun (depending on state) is theirs, not everyone should. Some people just aren't suited to it. That's ok.