What age do you teach your son about guns? - GoFuckYourself.com

sortie · 04-06-2007, 10:06 AM

Is there a "set age" or does it depend on the circumstances.

The Hatfields and McCoys may have had some circumstances.

teenytricia · 04-06-2007, 10:16 AM

never ...

baddog · 04-06-2007, 10:26 AM

I think he was 7 the first time I took him to the firing range and let him shoot.

martinsc · 04-06-2007, 10:28 AM

if possible - never....

baddog · 04-06-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by martinsc

if possible - never....

I guess you are not really in Israel then

Fap · 04-06-2007, 10:30 AM

From the womb

Wizzo · 04-06-2007, 10:41 AM

I would say between 5 and 7 and that way they will know what a gun can do and won't have the curosity factor and accidently blow their friend's head off...

MikeVega · 04-06-2007, 10:41 AM

My son watched me shoot at about 6 and I let him shoot for the first time at 8. never a handgun but he has shot a 22 long rifle and last summer an AR-15. If I'm going to have guns in the house I want him to understand what they can do. Mine are locked up but you never know what's in a friends house and I would rather him not be so curious about them.

ztik · 04-06-2007, 10:43 AM

I started shooting at 8 or 9. We used to go shoot trap every weekend.

I don't even own a gun now or care to own one.

Big_Red · 04-06-2007, 11:51 AM

hell i remember having BB gun wars at 5 and 6. those were the days........

candyflip · 04-06-2007, 11:53 AM

I shot my first Shotgun @ 10 while at Boy Scout camp.

SkeetSkeet · 04-06-2007, 11:57 AM

5 is the magic age where you introduce the gun and explain it to the child, you still have to keep it locked up though

http://www.sequiam.com/downloads/BIOV2.mov

that is what i own and it works great ! and only $300

After Shock Media · 04-06-2007, 12:01 PM

Shot my first at age six, owned my first shotgun by age 8 and my first 22 at age 9.

Also got my first bow (non toy version) by age 7, compound bow by age 8, crossbow by age 9.

TroubleTonya · 04-06-2007, 12:02 PM

My boys are 6 and 7 now, they both own a bb gun but may never go shooting w/o their father. He has taken them out and showed them how dangerous guns can be and they respect that power already. I think its good for them to know what damage a weapon can do.

MaDalton · 04-06-2007, 12:07 PM

so you teach your kids how to shoot at 7 or 8 but everyone screams "childporn" when you see a naked nipple on a 17 year old girl - wow, kind of funnay

DirtyDanza · 04-06-2007, 12:10 PM

we teach 5-9 year olds on the weekends all the time... they are some great shots you'd be suprised they don't anticipate recoil like adults do.. makes them better marksman... I would say 5.. my son shoots paintball guns now he is 2 turning 3.. once he is 5 I will get him his first 22 long

collegeboobies · 04-06-2007, 12:12 PM

guess it depends how smart your son is

raymor · 04-06-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

so you teach your kids how to shoot at 7 or 8 but everyone screams "childporn" when you see a naked nipple on a 17 year old girl - wow, kind of funnay

I hope you never have a child if you don't intend to teach them about fire, electrical outlets,
guns, traffic, and other ways they can hurt themselves well before they are 7 or 8.

To answer the question, you teach them about guns as soon as their is any possibility that
they might encounter one, or if they start showing an interest such as doing the "point your
finger, say bang" thing. By the time they can walk you need to start educating them about
anything in the house can be dangerous, so if you have guns in the house, that's when
you start educating them about guns. If you don't own guns and neither does anyone
else who cares for the child, you might safely wait until they start riding their bike to a
friend's house except that by that time they'll be getting miseducated by TV, movies
and perhaps video games. A responsible parent will at least take a few seconds to
say something when the child is watching a show that might leave a false impression.

The "Eddie Eagle" program is the most highly regarded programs for teaching children.
It has material for ages 4-8. Basically it teaches kids in this age range that real people
don't get three lives before they have to hit the reset button, so if they encounter a gun
they should stop, don't touch, move away, and tell an adult.
More information on the Eddie Eagle program can be found at:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Gun safety information for parents:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Other safety programs by the National Rifle Association:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/

Note that while in many people's minds the NRA is commonly associated with it's sister
organization's fifth second amendment work, there are actually two seperate organizations
and the NRA itself has safety as one of it's primary concerns and in fact even the political
repeatedly supported legistlation regarding gun safety, so don't think the NRA is just all
about preserving our rights without any other concerns.

Peaches · 04-06-2007, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raymor

I hope you never have a child if you don't intend to teach them about fire, electrical outlets,
guns, traffic, and other ways they can hurt themselves well before they are 7 or 8.

To answer the question, you teach them about guns as soon as their is any possibility that
they might encounter one, or if they start showing an interest such as doing the "point your
finger, say bang" thing. By the time they can walk you need to start educating them about
anything in the house can be dangerous, so if you have guns in the house, that's when
you start educating them about guns. If you don't own guns and neither does anyone
else who cares for the child, you might safely wait until they start riding their bike to a
friend's house except that by that time they'll be getting miseducated by TV, movies
and perhaps video games. A responsible parent will at least take a few seconds to
say something when the child is watching a show that might leave a false impression.

The "Eddie Eagle" program is the most highly regarded programs for teaching children.
It has material for ages 4-8. Basically it teaches kids in this age range that real people
don't get three lives before they have to hit the reset button, so if they encounter a gun
they should stop, don't touch, move away, and tell an adult.
More information on the Eddie Eagle program can be found at:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Gun safety information for parents:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Other safety programs by the National Rifle Association:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/

Note that while in many people's minds the NRA is commonly associated with it's sister
organization's fifth second amendment work, there are actually two seperate organizations
and the NRA itself has safety as one of it's primary concerns and in fact even the political
repeatedly supported legistlation regarding gun safety, so don't think the NRA is just all
about preserving our rights without any other concerns.

Good post.

Beanz · 04-06-2007, 12:46 PM

I think it's a good idea to show them the basics of gun saftey and maintinance at an early age.. I would say between 5 & 7 (thats when I learned). But since my parents owned a gun shop, and I grew up around guns, it was the right thing to do.

MaDalton · 04-06-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raymor

I hope you never have a child if you don't intend to teach them about fire, electrical outlets,
guns, traffic, and other ways they can hurt themselves well before they are 7 or 8.

To answer the question, you teach them about guns as soon as their is any possibility that
they might encounter one, or if they start showing an interest such as doing the "point your
finger, say bang" thing. By the time they can walk you need to start educating them about
anything in the house can be dangerous, so if you have guns in the house, that's when
you start educating them about guns. If you don't own guns and neither does anyone
else who cares for the child, you might safely wait until they start riding their bike to a
friend's house except that by that time they'll be getting miseducated by TV, movies
and perhaps video games. A responsible parent will at least take a few seconds to
say something when the child is watching a show that might leave a false impression.

The "Eddie Eagle" program is the most highly regarded programs for teaching children.
It has material for ages 4-8. Basically it teaches kids in this age range that real people
don't get three lives before they have to hit the reset button, so if they encounter a gun
they should stop, don't touch, move away, and tell an adult.
More information on the Eddie Eagle program can be found at:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Gun safety information for parents:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/
Other safety programs by the National Rifle Association:
http://www.nrahq.org/safety/

Note that while in many people's minds the NRA is commonly associated with it's sister
organization's fifth second amendment work, there are actually two seperate organizations
and the NRA itself has safety as one of it's primary concerns and in fact even the political
repeatedly supported legistlation regarding gun safety, so don't think the NRA is just all
about preserving our rights without any other concerns.

bah - bullshit. no one her has weapons at home, so why should i teach them how to use them? don't throw that in the same pot as teaching them about electricity or traffic.

and teaching them that weapons are bad and might hurt people is something different than taking them on a shooting range and let them fire around. my parents taught me that weapons are bad without ever having me shooting one. of course we played with plastic guns - but as i said: no real guns = no danger

just throw your guns away and you don't have that problem

Violetta · 04-06-2007, 12:58 PM

I'll never do that... Guess he will learn when he's in the military!

he-fox · 04-06-2007, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raymor

I hope you never have a child if you don't intend to teach them about fire, electrical outlets,
guns, traffic, and other ways they can hurt themselves well before they are 7 or 8.

Don't you think you're way out of line, dude?

aico · 04-06-2007, 01:37 PM

LOL at all the people saying "never".

Guess someone else will have to teach them then huh? Good luck with that, idiots.

The Heron · 04-06-2007, 01:42 PM

I shot guns my entire life, killing is fun!

baddog · 04-06-2007, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

just throw your guns away and you don't have that problem

Yeah, that worked out real well for you guys.

Minte · 04-06-2007, 02:21 PM

My father got me my first gun when I was about 9...the classic Daisy BB gun.
I remember him going over all the safety issues.and he harped..NEVER point the gun at another person. First thing I did was go out in the back yard and lined up a shot on the neighbor girl who had been giving me a hard time.
Nailed her smack in the middle of the ass when she was running away. My father took the gun away and I didn't get it back until I was about 13.

sortie · 04-06-2007, 02:42 PM

I agree with the people who decide to teach their son early.

Take away the mystery and stupidity about using a gun before they try it on their own at the neighbors house where the thug lives.

Any kid can figure out how to use one the wrong way by watching TV so why not circumvent that with real knowledge before he gets his hand on one.

Gang members and handing guns out so don't think he can't get one.

Mike Semen · 04-06-2007, 04:24 PM

I got taught sometime before I was 10, had an air rifle first, an old BSA. I still shoot when I'm in countries that allow it.

If I have kids I'll teach them the same safety stuff I got taught.

MaDalton · 04-06-2007, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog

Yeah, that worked out real well for you guys.

you really think having guns would have changed anything?

more jews would have been killed right on spot - if only one of them would have used a gun

martinsc · 04-06-2007, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog

I guess you are not really in Israel then

i am in israel.

but i still don't like the idea of killing...

stickyfingerz · 04-06-2007, 11:11 PM

My first son is due in May. Id say by October or so we'll start working on his shooting skills.

notabook · 04-06-2007, 11:13 PM

Depends on the child, age isn't a good mark of maturity anymore. I'd say between 8-9 would be a good age to start for most children with some being ready before and some after.

Webby · 04-06-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

you really think having guns would have changed anything?

more jews would have been killed right on spot - if only one of them would have used a gun

Some folks are just clueless and no experience to call on, but grasp any inane excuse to possess a weapon in the expectation this will protect em from a perceived enemy - kinda sad and ironic

Webby · 04-06-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

My first son is due in May. Id say by October or so we'll start working on his shooting skills.

Nice one Sticky!

az_bobby · 04-06-2007, 11:50 PM

at like 10

SomeCreep · 04-07-2007, 12:18 AM

Age 12 is a good age to teach a boy how to shoot a gun. I recommend you start with a machine gun and move up to a missile launcher.

TrendSetter · 04-07-2007, 12:27 AM

I believe that now babies grow up much faster than some years before and they don't get info about weapons from fathers or other "teachers".TV is a means of mass popularization of human fights.And from the moment you allow your child watch anything that comes at his vision with no censorship,his acknowledgement is likely to start. And besides that,remember at what age children start to play with water guns now,5-7 as abovementioned?NOPE!!!

Webby · 04-07-2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SomeCreep

Age 12 is a good age to teach a boy how to shoot a gun. I recommend you start with a machine gun and move up to a missile launcher.

A good education is handy eh - especially for parents :-)

Why · 04-07-2007, 04:50 AM

i shot my first gun at 7, i reckon thats about what age i teach my kids about guns. given that i live in a country where guns are legal and i own any at that time. its not something i have my heart set on. teaching my kids about guns. but if they are in the house a kid should know what they do.

remember: guns by themselfs are not deadly. its just a well made piece of metal. stupid people with guns kill people. lower the ignorance level of guns and hopefully shooting deaths, accidental and otherwise will lower. banning guns is not an option in america. 90% of people probably wouldnt turn them in. its something the country was built on, deal with it.

Quote:

Some folks are just clueless and no experience to call on, but grasp any inane excuse to possess a weapon in the expectation this will protect em from a perceived enemy - kinda sad and ironic

webby, you aint been robbed at gunpoint have you, sometimes you dont go to enemies, sometimes they come to you, and an ounce of prevention is worth more then a pound of cure.

Vendot · 04-07-2007, 06:11 AM

You teach them something along the lines that "the pen is mightier than the sword".

You can do much with good education and gun violence is never a way to go forward with anything. History is full of examples which prove that violence and war never achieve anything constructive.

notabook · 04-07-2007, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Why

webby, you aint been robbed at gunpoint have you, sometimes you dont go to enemies, sometimes they come to you, and an ounce of prevention is worth more then a pound of cure.

If someone pulls a gun on you, the absolute worst thing you could think about doing is pulling a gun back. Most robberies end rather peacefully, just hand over your possessions and you are far more likely to live than you were if you had attempted to pull out a weapon. Prevention is good to a point ? guns have a place, and they are in the home. I only really consider rifles/shotguns as guns also, I will never see a handgun as anything more than a tool that is used to murder people with.

he-fox · 04-07-2007, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notabook

If someone pulls a gun on you, the absolute worst thing you could think about doing is pulling a gun back. Most robberies end rather peacefully, just hand over your possessions and you are far more likely to live than you were if you had attempted to pull out a weapon. Prevention is good to a point ? guns have a place, and they are in the home. I only really consider rifles/shotguns as guns also, I will never see a handgun as anything more than a tool that is used to murder people with.

hey, most of the loving-guns ppl here never leaved their state or served in the army, they are just John Wayne wannabees.

I wonder how they would think after taking some human life with a finger stroke.

probably they would cry.

Marcus Aurelius · 04-07-2007, 06:39 AM

I think we all know the real question is, at what age should I pay for, and lure to the woods, my sons first tranny hooker, so he can have shameful sex with it, slaughter it, and bury it in a shallow grave...ahh...to be 18 again..:-)

sortie · 04-07-2007, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

you really think having guns would have changed anything?

more jews would have been killed right on spot - if only one of them would have used a gun

Do you think citizens having guns is making a difference in Iraq?

baddog · 04-07-2007, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

you really think having guns would have changed anything?

more jews would have been killed right on spot - if only one of them would have used a gun

What the hell does this have to do with Jews? You think the elimination of Judism was Hitler's ultimate goal?

I need to get ahold of a German history book I guess.

GAMEFINEST · 04-07-2007, 10:53 AM

dont have one..

DirtyDanza · 04-07-2007, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notabook

If someone pulls a gun on you, the absolute worst thing you could think about doing is pulling a gun back. Most robberies end rather peacefully, just hand over your possessions and you are far more likely to live than you were if you had attempted to pull out a weapon. Prevention is good to a point ? guns have a place, and they are in the home. I only really consider rifles/shotguns as guns also, I will never see a handgun as anything more than a tool that is used to murder people with.

huh? let me read this again... .................................................. .......................

ok yeah thats what I thought you said let me get a drink really fast this is going to be a long one.....

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this is a tough one... myself personally I alwasy carry my handgun and anyone from the boards thats ever met me knows I always carry... I even pack a full size HK usp 40 in a ccw that I can get to before you could send the signal from your brain to your trigger finger.. that being said.. I train for situatins like that all the time.. I also play paintball with nothing but a pistol against people with full auto's and ask zombiegirl I am not outgunned....

now that being said.. can anyone do that? NOPE.. and the old saying is

"good thing I didn't have my gun on me last night when I got robbed cause he would have taken that to"

the prob is people don;t train with their weapons.. they buy em and shoot maybe 100 rounds through them each year if not throughout the lifetime of owning the weapon... myself I shoot at least a min of 2000 rounds through my handgun a week... and I have cut back alot on shooting...... we do drills... I instruct 4 times a year at a place called Front Sight here are the details on that place..

Front Sight
http://frontsight.com

if anyone is intrested we have amazing classes that I will personally get you a 80% discount on and will personally be an instructur on.. not alone..

the class I reccomend is a 4 day armed citizens corps class.. you will go over everything from when to shoot and when not to shoot because your right to an extent.. most roberies end with them not even having a weapon....

now we have what we call the 21ft rule.. 21 ft is the dangerzone... someone witha sock can kill you within 21ft..... now I disagree for the longguns as "real guns" don't get me wrong there fun to shoot for LONG RANGE but shotguns are to messy for home protection... if you live alone yes there great but if you have kids never use a shotty as hope protection unless you load in this patter.... empty,beanbaag(lesslethal),buckshot,birdshot,bucks hot in case studies it's just shown that more "friendly fire" is done with shottys in the house where family is present... the best is learn your handgun.. you can become very fast with it and get some great night sights your set for anything....

Yahook · 04-07-2007, 11:35 AM

Never, hope this knoledge will not be important in the future.

Z · 04-07-2007, 12:25 PM

Danza...you and me need to become good friends.

04-06-2007, 10:06 AM	#1
sortie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,771	What age do you teach your son about guns? Is there a "set age" or does it depend on the circumstances. The Hatfields and McCoys may have had some circumstances.

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Wizzo 2011 GFY Hall of Fame! Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Back in Texas! Posts: 15,224	I would say between 5 and 7 and that way they will know what a gun can do and won't have the curosity factor and accidently blow their friend's head off... __________________ Looking for Opportunity!

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MikeVega Porntrepreneur Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 12,788	My son watched me shoot at about 6 and I let him shoot for the first time at 8. never a handgun but he has shot a 22 long rifle and last summer an AR-15. If I'm going to have guns in the house I want him to understand what they can do. Mine are locked up but you never know what's in a friends house and I would rather him not be so curious about them. __________________ Mike Vega-ICQ:253868499-AIM:mikeydicevega

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Beanz Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 238	I think it's a good idea to show them the basics of gun saftey and maintinance at an early age.. I would say between 5 & 7 (thats when I learned). But since my parents owned a gun shop, and I grew up around guns, it was the right thing to do. __________________ ICQ: 400782448 MoHawkSteve: jager good MoHawkSteve: I don't drink it though, my mohawk does

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aico Moo Moo Cow Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,748	LOL at all the people saying "never". Guess someone else will have to teach them then huh? Good luck with that, idiots.

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Minte Babemeister Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Madison Posts: 7,081	My father got me my first gun when I was about 9...the classic Daisy BB gun. I remember him going over all the safety issues.and he harped..NEVER point the gun at another person. First thing I did was go out in the back yard and lined up a shot on the neighbor girl who had been giving me a hard time. Nailed her smack in the middle of the ass when she was running away. My father took the gun away and I didn't get it back until I was about 13. __________________ You might not be as anonymous as you think you are.

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sortie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,771	I agree with the people who decide to teach their son early. Take away the mystery and stupidity about using a gun before they try it on their own at the neighbors house where the thug lives. Any kid can figure out how to use one the wrong way by watching TV so why not circumvent that with real knowledge before he gets his hand on one. Gang members and handing guns out so don't think he can't get one.

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Mike Semen Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: London Town Posts: 2,924	I got taught sometime before I was 10, had an air rifle first, an old BSA. I still shoot when I'm in countries that allow it. If I have kids I'll teach them the same safety stuff I got taught. __________________ ICQ 1454 81 522 \|

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SomeCreep :glugglug Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 26,118	Age 12 is a good age to teach a boy how to shoot a gun. I recommend you start with a machine gun and move up to a missile launcher. __________________ Webair Hosting I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

04-07-2007, 12:27 AM	#38
TrendSetter So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 43	I believe that now babies grow up much faster than some years before and they don't get info about weapons from fathers or other "teachers".TV is a means of mass popularization of human fights.And from the moment you allow your child watch anything that comes at his vision with no censorship,his acknowledgement is likely to start. And besides that,remember at what age children start to play with water guns now,5-7 as abovementioned?NOPE!!!

04-07-2007, 06:11 AM	#41
Vendot Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Malaysia Posts: 3,376	You teach them something along the lines that "the pen is mightier than the sword". You can do much with good education and gun violence is never a way to go forward with anything. History is full of examples which prove that violence and war never achieve anything constructive. __________________ "In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act." - George Orwell

04-07-2007, 06:39 AM	#44
Marcus Aurelius No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 14,809	I think we all know the real question is, at what age should I pay for, and lure to the woods, my sons first tranny hooker, so he can have shameful sex with it, slaughter it, and bury it in a shallow grave...ahh...to be 18 again..:-)

04-07-2007, 10:53 AM	#47
GAMEFINEST Make STACK$ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sexy time Posts: 14,436	dont have one.. __________________ Compound interest.

04-07-2007, 11:35 AM	#49
Yahook Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Global traveler Posts: 840	Never, hope this knoledge will not be important in the future.

04-07-2007, 12:25 PM	#50
Z Vidi Vici Veni Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,308	Danza...you and me need to become good friends.