I wish more people these days were like that! That's a lot like how I was raised. My Dad did lead loaded firearms around for defense, buy me & my sisters were taught to leave them alone. We made sure our friends left them alone too. He took me shooting on occasion, but I didn't like the loud noises, so I left them alone.TexGalRK wrote:Most air soft are distinguishable from real guns because they will have orange on them at the end of the barrel. And as long as you are in your house/backyard you should be fine. My kids have their air soft guns in their room and know my rules are that they are only shot outside. They also know mom and dads real guns are locked up and never to be touched unless given permission...at the range or when cleaning. We have taught them gun safety and they both know how to shoot therefor the curiosity is taken away and they aren't something they seek out cause its new and different. Just make sure, with any little ones around you lock up the air soft too so their isn't any confusion and they understand its not a toy either.
RK--
We didn't have Airsoft back then, so I got most of my early experience at my grandparents' farm with a Daisy lever action BB Gun that now stays by my back door. I eventually got a pellet gun, & my Papaw then started me onto a .22 Glenfield 60 :)
I got a few Airsoft guns to play with & train with for work stuff. Don't let anybody tell you that they never hurt! Some of them will definitely leave a whelp! They can puncture an aluminum can too.