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Bill O'Rights · 12-17-2005, 11:13 PM

I used to be a hunter safety instructer, as well. And yeah, I saw kids that had no business handling firearms. But, that was part of why I was there. I viewed hunter safety as my safety, as well as the kids, because these kids, that I was teaching, were going to be in the field...with me. How's that for motivated instruction? I also saw kids that I would be far more comfortable being in the field with, than a lot of so-called adult hunters that I know. That part is all relative.
8 year olds, though? I dunno. I guess I really don't have a problem with them being in the field, with a seasoned hunter, but I don't see them carrying the firearm. I think that I was 10 years old, when my father bought me, and taught me to use, a Savage "Camper's Companion", a .22/20 guage over and under. The 20 guage knocked me on my ass, from a kneeling position, the first time that I fired it. It never happened again.
I guess it all boils down to the kid, and his "mentor".

12-17-2005, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	I used to be a hunter safety instructer, as well. And yeah, I saw kids that had no business handling firearms. But, that was part of why I was there. I viewed hunter safety as my safety, as well as the kids, because these kids, that I was teaching, were going to be in the field...with me. How's that for motivated instruction? I also saw kids that I would be far more comfortable being in the field with, than a lot of so-called adult hunters that I know. That part is all relative. 8 year olds, though? I dunno. I guess I really don't have a problem with them being in the field, with a seasoned hunter, but I don't see them carrying the firearm. I think that I was 10 years old, when my father bought me, and taught me to use, a Savage "Camper's Companion", a .22/20 guage over and under. The 20 guage knocked me on my ass, from a kneeling position, the first time that I fired it. It never happened again. I guess it all boils down to the kid, and his "mentor". __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt. Last edited by Bill O'Rights; 12-17-2005 at 11:21 PM..