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<blockquote data-quote="BIG_MIKE2005" data-source="post: 2041993" data-attributes="member: 3309">I grew up playing cowboys/indians, cops/robbers &amp; other regular childhood games with cap guns &amp; water guns. I know everyone isn&#039;t the same but it didn&#039;t make me think guns were toys. I knew what I was playing with wasn&#039;t a real gun &amp; was in fact a toy. Once I was old enough for a BB gun my dad went through all the regular gun safety stuff as if he was handing me a .22 &amp; made sure I knew at that point I wasn&#039;t handling a toy anymore.What I&#039;m doin with my daughters now is similar. I let them play with cap guns &amp; water guns like a normal kid would. but I have also shown them my guns, taken them apart &amp; cleaned them with them watching, explained how dangerous real guns are &amp; taken them outside &amp; had them watch me shoot things like a pumpkin &amp; what not to show them what kinda damage can come from a bullet. They are only 5 &amp; 9yrs old but both know how dangerous a firearm can be &amp; that they are not to touch or play with them. As a reward I got them a little beginner BB gun for christmas &amp; have been teaching them proper safety with that. When I feel they are ready I&#039;ll get them both a .22 rifle. But until they are mature &amp; responsible enough their BB gun &amp; when the time comes for a .22 will both stay locked up in my room unless I&#039;m shooting with them.I don&#039;t want them to be scared of guns or ignorant about them at all. so I figured the best way to battle that is knowledge &amp; training. Its like what my grandfather did with my dad &amp; what my dad did for me &amp; it works. I was never curious about guns cause I was educated about them as a child. I knew my mom had a pistol by the bed but I never once went looking for it to try to mess with it cause I knew better. I hope to instill the same in my children.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BIG_MIKE2005, post: 2041993, member: 3309"] I grew up playing cowboys/indians, cops/robbers & other regular childhood games with cap guns & water guns. I know everyone isn't the same but it didn't make me think guns were toys. I knew what I was playing with wasn't a real gun & was in fact a toy. Once I was old enough for a BB gun my dad went through all the regular gun safety stuff as if he was handing me a .22 & made sure I knew at that point I wasn't handling a toy anymore. What I'm doin with my daughters now is similar. I let them play with cap guns & water guns like a normal kid would. but I have also shown them my guns, taken them apart & cleaned them with them watching, explained how dangerous real guns are & taken them outside & had them watch me shoot things like a pumpkin & what not to show them what kinda damage can come from a bullet. They are only 5 & 9yrs old but both know how dangerous a firearm can be & that they are not to touch or play with them. As a reward I got them a little beginner BB gun for christmas & have been teaching them proper safety with that. When I feel they are ready I'll get them both a .22 rifle. But until they are mature & responsible enough their BB gun & when the time comes for a .22 will both stay locked up in my room unless I'm shooting with them. I don't want them to be scared of guns or ignorant about them at all. so I figured the best way to battle that is knowledge & training. Its like what my grandfather did with my dad & what my dad did for me & it works. I was never curious about guns cause I was educated about them as a child. I knew my mom had a pistol by the bed but I never once went looking for it to try to mess with it cause I knew better. I hope to instill the same in my children. [/QUOTE]

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