So my son, daughter and I had range time today. As usual, several hours prior to getting to the range I was reviewing safety and trying to get their minds thinking correctly. They both wanted to try shooting my SR 22. Since this would be the first time shooting this hand gun and basically the first time to shoot a hand gun, I was going over proper grip and such. The 13 year old wanted nothing to do with learning and said he wanted to use a grip that would have put his off hand thumb in the path of the slide. This turned into a failed attempt to teach him and he got an attitude. He was unable to change his poor attitude and ended up sitting in the car watching my daughter and I shoot for 2 hours.
I could not in good conscience have him around firearms with a poor mindset.... not because he may do something on purpose... rather something stupid because his mind was not in the game. Anyone with teenagers will understand this. I know that it was the right thing to do and safety prevailed. It just sucks that we could not shoot together.
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I could not in good conscience have him around firearms with a poor mindset.... not because he may do something on purpose... rather something stupid because his mind was not in the game. Anyone with teenagers will understand this. I know that it was the right thing to do and safety prevailed. It just sucks that we could not shoot together.
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