Fire mission: Poll - Should parents teach their children how to use guns?

Hit:

Yes 90%

No 10%

1362 votes total.

1371 votes, 90% "Yes!"

Ever wonder why, since these polls overwhelmingly support the Second Amendment, that they never get widespread attention in the MSM?

Fallschirmjäger said:

1371 votes, 90% "Yes!"

Ever wonder why, since these polls overwhelmingly support the Second Amendment, that they never get widespread attention in the MSM?

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I wouldn't be surprised if the Washington (com)Post locks this one soon, and then deletes it from their archives in the next week or so...

When Truth contradicts their agenda, it tends to get shoved down the "memory hole"...

"Should parents teach their children how to use guns?"

As opposed to what, letting the school system do it?
Or the government?
Yeah, I think the parents are better for that particular bit of education, at
least for the basics. Once you get into the military, I think the weapons
are specialized enough that the instruction should be left to pros.

Oh, you meant "should children be taught to use guns"?
Well, that answer is also "yes".

Voted.

Yes - 90%
No - 10%

Total votes - 1,475

Fallschirmjäger said:

1371 votes, 90% "Yes!"

Ever wonder why, since these polls overwhelmingly support the Second Amendment, that they never get widespread attention in the MSM?

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Not really. The MSM would love to have you believe in their myth of "objective reporting," but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to discern they're simply abusing freedom of the press to push their own agenda.

hit.

91% yes

9% no

The more educated the kids are, the less likely they are to have an accident!

Should parents teach their children to use guns?

yes 91%

92% yes now,,yeah,,and it'd be good if they'd provide the "Eddie Eagle" NRA training

Yes. 1549 votes, 91% yes 9% no.

1550 votes, 91% yes

1929 votes. 93% yes.

1938 total votes
93% yes

93% at 1979 votes

ProShooter said:

http://views.washingtonpost.com/pos...children-to-use-guns.html?sid=ST2010081802447

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I know you're an NRA-certified instructor, and I respect that. I used to be a member of the NRA, but changed my mind after their rabid 1992 campaign for membership.

That's not what this is about.

I'm writing you with respect to your post in a thread supporting teaching our children how to use firearms.

I'm with you 100%, so just know that up front.

As an instructor in the military on several fronts I came up with my own three-day "program" which my 9-year-old son (now ten) had to go through if he wanted to shoot my firearm. I did not make it easy, and I think about 15% of all adults would have failed. He earned a 92% rating, and the min passing grade for an adult would have been 90% as per my experience, training, and design.

So, we went shooting! And my son performed admirably, never once violating any safety measure period, bar none.

My point is this: I wasn't in it for the money. I am my son's father, and he is my son. I simply wanted him to be safe, and set out a way in which he could do so capitalizing on both my years of experience in the U.S. Military as well as on many other years of instructing experience.

Result: He is a safe, competant shooter and handler of firearms, including semi-autos, revolvers, and black power weapons.

And he is ten years old.

So - should parents teach their kids about firearms? Absolutely! Do they need to go through an NRA program? Absolutely not. I didn't. My son didn't. We're both far more safe than half of the NRA members on the range (who commit some of the most horrific acts of range indiscretion I've yet seen to date!)

Ugh. NRA vs non-NRA. In my mind, it's a total non-issue, and this is NOT what my point is about.

My point is to BE SAFE.

I didn't know about the above link when I developed my curriculum for my son, but it's a good one! I don't agree with all of it, particularly with respect to self-defence weapons (I am always carrying hot), but I think they even got that one right by talking about the "not in use" issue.

If you teach them to swim, why not teach them to handle guns safely?

skidmark said:

Another poll that allows Chicago-style (vote early, vote often) balloting.

At least this one has the majority of responses on "our" side.

stay safe.

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That's how Sheila Jackson Lee got elected in Houston. (Vote Early, Vote Often balloting). She's also against OC (and 2A in general) in Texas, even though her district has one of the highest crime rates in the state.

She should be in JAIL, not the House of Rep. She was elected by illegal aliens and dead people. She still gives people in her district a ride to the polls (in busses), a free meal and "directions" on how to vote.

WHY hasn't she been impeached or arrested yet???

93 to 7 percent

I just voted, making 2130 votes and the results show 93% yes, 7% no.

voted, and yes already doing it, nothing wrong with a few young sharp shooters around the house! Takes some of the burden off of me!

I vote 'Oh Hell Yes'.

-MH