My problem with this attitude is that this is why kids grow up as anti-gunners. The way to win any long term fight is to win the children. Take your children shooting, and take them shopping for guns - even to gun shows. They will be much more likely to grow up wanting to shoot, or at least recognizing the right of people to own guns.CainA wrote:Nothing against kids, but....It's a gun show.
I have always taken my kids shooting with me. And I take them with me to the gun stores and gun shows. My kids started going to the range before they could ride bicycles for the most part. Out of seven kids, 4 are into shooting as a hobby, one likes shooting but is not really into it (kind of can take it or leave it), and the other two are not into shooting but just don't care either way about guns - definitely not anti-gunners.
The next generation has to be hooked early for any activity, shooting, golf, baseball, motorcycles, etc. I have seen stores that don't like kids in them, especially ones like mine who are curious and ask a lot of questions. And when I see a store that doesn't like kids, I have to wonder if they really have the long term interests of the sport in their minds, or even their long term profits. My kids have picked up many habits from me, including the ranges we go to, the stores we shop at, and the brands I buy. Many of those decisions are based on the attitudes displayed when i went in with my kids.