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<blockquote data-quote="barzuka1" data-source="post: 3332072" data-attributes="member: 45474"><p><strong>Make Sure They're Ready and Willing</strong></p><p>Each family has its own traditions and standards for determining when a child is ready to fire a gun. My wife and I have opted to postpone the first trip to the range until our kids can demonstrate a clear understanding of <a href="http://training.nra.org/nra-gun-safety-rules.aspx" target="_blank">safety instructions</a> and a level of maturity that shows they will be able to stay on task for the length of the event.</p><p></p><p>But being mentally prepared is not the same as having a desire to go. Walking through the rules provides an opportunity to gauge a child's level of enthusiasm. In our son's case, he was very excited to finally be invited to join his grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins for the day. But if he had been reluctant or uncomfortable about going, we would have done our best to resolve his concerns. If he still didn't want to go, we would have continued to postpone the first outing until he was ready.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barzuka1, post: 3332072, member: 45474"] [B]Make Sure They're Ready and Willing[/B] Each family has its own traditions and standards for determining when a child is ready to fire a gun. My wife and I have opted to postpone the first trip to the range until our kids can demonstrate a clear understanding of [URL='http://training.nra.org/nra-gun-safety-rules.aspx']safety instructions[/URL] and a level of maturity that shows they will be able to stay on task for the length of the event. But being mentally prepared is not the same as having a desire to go. Walking through the rules provides an opportunity to gauge a child's level of enthusiasm. In our son's case, he was very excited to finally be invited to join his grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins for the day. But if he had been reluctant or uncomfortable about going, we would have done our best to resolve his concerns. If he still didn't want to go, we would have continued to postpone the first outing until he was ready. [/QUOTE]
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