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RobertH:
i think its awesome starting kids off early, but make sure they know the difference between a toy and a real gun and firearm safety. my dad pounded those things through my head. he wouldn't let me shoot a .22 until i was about 12 i think, and i always had to ask permission first. i shot BB guns and bow and arrows before that though.
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: RobertH on September 22, 2011, 09:51:03 AM ---i think its awesome starting kids off early, but make sure they know the difference between a toy and a real gun and firearm safety. my dad pounded those things through my head. he wouldn't let me shoot a .22 until i was about 12 i think, and i always had to ask permission first. i shot BB guns and bow and arrows before that though.
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Good point. My son started with Nerf Guns, then an Airsoft pistol. As we made the transition from Nerf to Airsoft, we treated the Airsoft pistol as if it was a firearm. He learned the basic safety rules and was given the opportunity to demonstrate the he understood them and would follow them with an actual firearm. After he demonstrated those capabilities, we moved to BB guns and pellet rifles. Further demonstration of his abilities. When he had not "slipped up" for a period of about a year, he was allowed to shoot a .22 supervised.
Children need to understand the difference between toys and real firearms and build upon a foundation of training and demonstrated responsibility.
sparky:
--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on September 22, 2011, 12:36:58 PM ---Good point. My son started with Nerf Guns, then an Airsoft pistol. As we made the transition from Nerf to Airsoft, we treated the Airsoft pistol as if it was a firearm. He learned the basic safety rules and was given the opportunity to demonstrate the he understood them and would follow them with an actual firearm. After he demonstrated those capabilities, we moved to BB guns and pellet rifles. Further demonstration of his abilities. When he had not "slipped up" for a period of about a year, he was allowed to shoot a .22 supervised.
Children need to understand the difference between toys and real firearms and build upon a foundation of training and demonstrated responsibility.
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At what age did you start with the airsoft, That is something I hadn't thought of and is a great idea. I can't wait to get my kids into this, my daughter is 4 so its just around the corner for her, the boy on the other hand is going to be a while, only 8 weeks old.
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: sparky on September 22, 2011, 12:54:51 PM ---At what age did you start with the airsoft, That is something I hadn't thought of and is a great idea. I can't wait to get my kids into this, my daughter is 4 so its just around the corner for her, the boy on the other hand is going to be a while, only 8 weeks old.
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IIRC, we started at about 4 years of age. I purposely bought one of the clear plastic pistols so it was obviously not a firearm. Nonetheless, I taught my son to treat it like a firearm.
Eight weeks might be just a tad early. ;D
RobertH:
as for when to start a child (son or daughter) on airsoft or BB guns, i would say it would depend on the child's development, temper and eagerness to shoot. i know my dad waited until i was basically bugging him to death wanting to go shoot. then i had to sit through the safety stuff with my dad. but it was well worth the wait.
ps - i have zero kids, i just remember the experience when i was a kid.
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