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DieHardBrownsFan1 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Glad to see you're coming around. Join the NRA and buy a weapon. Welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vambo Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Parents' Guide To Gun Safety Parents play a key role in developing safe practices and are ultimately responsible for the behavior and safety of their children. Because isolated lessons and concepts can be quickly forgotten, repetition will help children remember standard safety procedures. Parents can teach their children the Eddie Eagle program at home. Simply call the Eddie Eagle Program at 800-231-0752 and request a sample kit. Each kit includes a copy of the student workbook, instructor's guide, program statistics, a description of materials, an order form, and the Parents' Guide to Gun Safety brochure. This text is also available as a brochure. To receive a copy of the "Parents' Guide to Gun Safety" brochure, email eddie@nrahq.org or call (800) 231-0752. The Parents' Responsibility In a home where guns are kept, the degree of safety a child has rests squarely on the child's parents. Parents who accept the responsibility to learn, practice and teach gun safety rules will ensure their child's safety to a much greater extent than those who do not. Parental responsibility does not end, however, when the child leaves the home. According to federal statistics, there are guns in approximately half of all U.S. households. Even if no one in your family owns a gun, chances are that someone you know does. Your child could come in contact with a gun at a neighbor's house, when playing with friends, or under other circumstances outside your home. It is critical for your child to know what to do if he or she encounters a firearm anywhere, and it is the parents' responsibility to provide that training. Talking With Your Child About Gun Safety There is no particular age to talk with your child about gun safety. A good time to introduce the subject is the first time he or she shows an interest in firearms, even toy pistols or rifles. Talking openly and honestly about gun safety with your child is usually more effective than just ordering him or her to "Stay out of the gun closet," and leaving it at that. Such statements may just stimulate a child's natural curiosity to investigate further. As with any safety lesson, explaining the rules and answering a child's questions help remove the mystery surrounding guns. Any rules set for your own child should also apply to friends who visit the home. This will help keep your child from being pressured into showing a gun to a friend. Toy Guns vs. Real Guns It is also advisable, particularly with very young children, to discuss gun use on television as opposed to gun use in real life. Firearms are often handled carelessly in movies and on TV. Additionally, children see TV and movie characters shot and "killed" with well-documented frequency. When a young child sees that same actor appear in another movie or TV show, confusion between entertainment and real life may result. It may be a mistake to assume that your child knows the difference between being "killed" on TV and in reality. If your child has toy guns, you may want to use them to demonstrate safe gun handling and to explain how they differ from genuine firearms. Even though an unsupervised child should not have access to a gun, there should be no chance that he or she could mistake a real gun for a toy. What Should You Teach Your Child About Gun Safety? If you have decided that your child is not ready to be trained in a gun's handling and use, teach him or her to follow the instructions of NRA's Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program. If you find a gun: STOP! Don't Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult. The initial steps of "Stop" and "Don't Touch" are the most important. To counter the natural impulse to touch a gun, it is imperative that you impress these steps of the safety message upon your child. In today's society, where adult supervision is not always possible, the direction to "Leave the Area" is also essential. Under some circumstances, area may be understood to be a room if your child cannot physically leave the apartment or house. "Tell an Adult" emphasizes that children should seek a trustworthy adult, neighbor, relative or teacher -- if a parent or guardian is not available. https://www.defensivestrategies.org/general/parents-guide-to-gun-safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairHooker11 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 "bridge divides"? LOLOLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 DANGEROUS DISCOVERY Box of loaded guns found near Parkland shooting site belongs to principal: police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 During my short stint in the Boy Scouts I got an NRA patch for my uniform after completing the training program they had. As I recall strict safety and responsibility were the main points of the program. That's all. No smart ass remarks no insults. WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan1 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, Westside Steve said: During my short stint in the Boy Scouts A friend and I were kind of trouble makers not only in school, but just about everywhere. We were both in the boy scouts and were doing something to piss the adult scout master off. This guy was strange though. He basically kidnapped us and locked us in a shed with a pad lock on the outside door. We thought he was just trying to scare us, but after an hour and a half or so went by we were starting to get scared so we managed to bust thru a weak wall near the door. In those days you didn't really report adults for doing anything because no one would believe you and you would probably get into trouble for it. I never went back to the Scouts after that. But you have to wonder about that guy, was he a serial killer or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 17 minutes ago, DieHardBrownsFan1 said: A friend and I were kind of trouble makers not only in school, but just about everywhere. We were both in the boy scouts and were doing something to piss the adult scout master off. This guy was strange though. He basically kidnapped us and locked us in a shed with a pad lock on the outside door. We thought he was just trying to scare us, but after an hour and a half or so went by we were starting to get scared so we managed to bust thru a weak wall near the door. In those days you didn't really report adults for doing anything because no one would believe you and you would probably get into trouble for it. I never went back to the Scouts after that. But you have to wonder about that guy, was he a serial killer or something else? The closest I got was when I was mistaken about bringing a pound of hamburger to a Camporee, my pop sent me with a steak. The scoutmaster ate the steak and gave me a cooking merit badge. 😄 WSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 Retailer surveys released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSFF) found that between 2019 and 2020 there was a 58% increase in African Americans buying firearms, a 49% increase in Hispanic Americans buying firearms, and a 43% increase in Asian Americans buying firearms. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minority-groups-discuss-uptick-firearm-purchases-gun-control-debate In January, NSFF stated the numbers among first-time firearm buyers in minority groups remained largely "unchanged" and that 18% of retailers witnessed an increase in Native-Americans purchasing firearms in 2021, while 14% of retailers saw an increase in Native-Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders purchasing firearms in 2021. Kel said he believes minority groups in America are "becoming more aware of situations" and, like Shantee, said you cannot always wait for authorities to arrive if you are threatened. "You've got to protect yourself," he said. "Make sure you protect your home, not every time you can wait for the cops to come to your house. You might be the victim … but if you protect yourself, you live another day. That's how we see it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted June 4, 2022 Report Share Posted June 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Westside Steve said: During my short stint in the Boy Scouts I got an NRA patch for my uniform after completing the training program they had. As I recall strict safety and responsibility were the main points of the program. That's all. No smart ass remarks no insults. WSS Pics or it didn't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 I would think that anyone who laments these horrific school shootings, etc, (which is all of us), and are sickened by them, would also react the same way about abortion. But, of course, the left doesn't. Make sense to anyone? That was one point made in the video Woody posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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