<--- Simply AWESOME! ;-]jimlongley wrote:Only once did I ever have a dispute with a doctor about my possession, much less shooting, of guns, and she was our "family" doctor of several years standing. At the beginning of an appointment I mentioned shooting and she went off all over me about how dangerous guns . . . and my response was to give her the verbal version of the sheet and then to fire her. The expression on her face when I told her, in front of her staff, that she was fired was priceless. I also told her that I would not be paying for the appointment because she had not yet conducted any part of the appointment yet and that I considered her diatribe to be malpractice and actionable.
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- Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:44 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: ASK Campaign
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Re: ASK Campaign
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:35 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: ASK Campaign
- Replies: 27
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Re: ASK Campaign
I have been instructing my 5-year-old and my 3-year-old about gun safety. They know the basics of Don't Touch/Walk Away/Tell an Adult. If they SEE someone w/ a gun, don't walk, RUN!
I have also begun de-mystifying my 5yo... He is allowed to handle it in a SAFE situation when he asks to do so. Holding an empty gun gets very boring very quickly. He can't rack the slide to check, but he knows that when it's locked open, he has to look into at the chamber to make sure it's safe. He knows to not point it at anyone or himself. He knows to keep his finger off the trigger. He likes how the night sights glow in the dark. That's just about the most fascinating thing to him, but it still gets old quickly.
Teaching our kids about guns is much better than asking neighbors to offer up the information. I plan on asking any of my sons' friends' parents if they ever get to a point where I'm comfortable to let them go inside (I plan on being a strictly outside-only parent unless they become really good friends). Then, I'll consider asking them to make sure he's safe while inside (in case his friend thinks it's cool to show off a gun).
I have also begun de-mystifying my 5yo... He is allowed to handle it in a SAFE situation when he asks to do so. Holding an empty gun gets very boring very quickly. He can't rack the slide to check, but he knows that when it's locked open, he has to look into at the chamber to make sure it's safe. He knows to not point it at anyone or himself. He knows to keep his finger off the trigger. He likes how the night sights glow in the dark. That's just about the most fascinating thing to him, but it still gets old quickly.
Teaching our kids about guns is much better than asking neighbors to offer up the information. I plan on asking any of my sons' friends' parents if they ever get to a point where I'm comfortable to let them go inside (I plan on being a strictly outside-only parent unless they become really good friends). Then, I'll consider asking them to make sure he's safe while inside (in case his friend thinks it's cool to show off a gun).