Originally Posted by
GhostHawk
I taught firearm safety for 15 years. Under 10 as a general rule they do not have the maturity to take it serious. And it needs to be taken serious.
There is a reason they teach firearm safety in 6th grade. By the time they are 12 or pushing 12 they can understand the difference between a toy and a weapon that can kill. Firearms are NOT toys, should not be played with.
They want toys, buy them a pair of airsoft AR's. Then shoot each one in the butt, once, jeans on.
Then tell them. Any human, dog, cat, farm yard animal gets hit with an airsoft pellet and you will take that AR out back and destroy it with an axe.
And when they do, (and they will) follow through. Do what you said. Make them realise how serious it is.
And if it was me I would keep the ammo locked away unless I was there to supervise target time.
IF, they can make it through a year without losing their guns they might be ready for BB guns. Same rules.