I was raised in a gun free home. I was taught to respect them but I never spent any time with them until I became an adult. In my early 20's I became friends with a guy who had so many guns it took us three trips with his Chevy Blazer FULL of rifles just to get his rifles to his new apartment. He had been an NRA instructor and grew up with guns. I spent several years learning a great deal from him (cleaning, maintenance, safety, grip, stance, breathing, trigger pull, tactics, etc...).
The one thing he did not teach me was how to raise your only daughter with guns in your home (keep in mind I was raised in a gun free home).
My wife and I both have hand guns for personal protection. We have printed out the 4 rules to gun safety and materials from the Eddie Eagle program. We sit down as a family and go over the rules and ask her to explain them to us. Whenever we handle our guns (daily) we make sure we follow the rules. We let her know if she EVER wants to see any of the guns all she has to do is ask and we will do so ASAP. We do more on the education front, I'm just trying to paint a picture.
My questions are: If you grew up around guns what kind of education did your parents implement? When did you shoot for the 1st time? When did you get your 1st .22 rifle?
I have read a lot of good info and the more input the better as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks in advance!
The one thing he did not teach me was how to raise your only daughter with guns in your home (keep in mind I was raised in a gun free home).
My wife and I both have hand guns for personal protection. We have printed out the 4 rules to gun safety and materials from the Eddie Eagle program. We sit down as a family and go over the rules and ask her to explain them to us. Whenever we handle our guns (daily) we make sure we follow the rules. We let her know if she EVER wants to see any of the guns all she has to do is ask and we will do so ASAP. We do more on the education front, I'm just trying to paint a picture.
My questions are: If you grew up around guns what kind of education did your parents implement? When did you shoot for the 1st time? When did you get your 1st .22 rifle?
I have read a lot of good info and the more input the better as far as I'm concerned.
Thanks in advance!