So as not to derail the home defense thread, I'm going to ask this in a new thread.
this is me being curios and in no way critical... Did or do they have toy guns to play with? If they did, how did you ensure they understood the difference between toys and not toys. We have a grandson and I'm anticipating this possibly coming up. Thanks for any insights.
Teach those young'uns as early as possible. I did. When they became inquisitive, I'd use that as a teaching moment. My youngest, starting shooting at the age of 4 years old. The others didn't start until they were 7. But he also rode his bike without training wheels just after he turned 3 years old.
During this entire time, if they wanted to see any of my firearms, I'd make time to have a one on one teaching experience with whatever firearm they wanted to see. So for them, a firearm wasn't some mystical, magical toy for them. It was not to be taken lightly. Not one of my kids ever tried to get a firearm out of the safe on their own.
Look at the recent news stories where a young person was home alone and they knew what to do with a firearm. That's the type of teaching we need for our children. Then having a loaded firearm in and around the house is not a big deal to them.
Just one man's opinion.
this is me being curios and in no way critical... Did or do they have toy guns to play with? If they did, how did you ensure they understood the difference between toys and not toys. We have a grandson and I'm anticipating this possibly coming up. Thanks for any insights.