CNN poll: "Should children learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?"

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What a poorly written question . . .
CNN said:
Should children be allowed to learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?
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If I were to vote "no," does that mean:
a) that children should not be allowed to shoot guns; or
b) that children should only be allowed to learn to shoot guns without adult supervision?

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CNN poll: "Should children learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?"

The correct answer is "That's up to their parents".
 
its a loaded question... Leftists are answering NO, thinking no kid should learn to shoot, period. We're answering NO thinking the alternative is kids learning to shoot unsupervised- which is irresponsible, asinine, and no one would argue. Nonetheless, expect to see come CNN blowhard or politician pickup to results and clamor for restrictions. Never waste a crisis.
 
CNN poll: "Should children learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?"

Well, how else are children going to learn proper firearms safety and handling?

Maybe other kids can teach them, or they can learn it from their dog, or from their favorite anime character, or from a video game. :rolleyes:
 
Apparently, children should teach themselves or be taught by other children. Way to phrase it CNN.
 
Voted...but what do you expect from a Liberal site? I wouldn't be surprised if they tamper with the poll results to make it favor their views.....

Laura
 
I worry more about adults under adult supervision doing something unsafe than I do children under adult supervision. What happened on Monday was an anomaly in the shooting community. Most adults instructing a child in the firing of a firearm would have prevented the incident from having any possibility of occurance.
 
Why are y'all even clicking on it? Clicks == $$$. That's the whole point of putting stupid inflammatory polls on the site, to run up ad revenue.
 
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My thoughts on a couple of topics

The problem is with where the poll itself exists. How many people with our rationale actually read the CNN web page? It isn't a fair sample. And that's why they can get any result they want. And, it will probably always read 2:1 against us no matter how many of you "vote".

As for me, I started shooting .22lr at age 7. I was closely supervised until I could prove I could do it properly on my own and be responsible. Man, how times have changed.

Yes, I believe that "SOME" 9 year old kids are capable of shooting a full auto. HOWEVER, that does not mean that "ALL" 9 year old kids are capable, and I also don't believe that there should be a law PROHIBITING anyone of a certain age from firing a certain type of weapon especially if they can demonstrate they can handle it.

From a very young age, I spent many a fun Saturday or Sunday shooting with my Dad and brothers when I was younger. I carried that tradition over to my own children and we have many fond memories of time at the range shooting all types of firearms. My youngest (17) told me not too long ago, that shooting was his favorite thing to do and his favorite memories are shooting with me. You can't beat that.

As for the machine gun range tragedy that occurred, the instructor is 100% at fault, and sadly paid for his mistake(s) with his life. The girl is a complete innocent due to her age, and probably doesn't even realize the full impact of what happened, but the instructor I believe made the following mistakes (not on purpose, I think he just got too relaxed in what he was doing):

1. He was positioned wrong. He should have contemplated every worst-case scenario - a run away being one of them - and adjusted properly. He should have been positioned more behind her.
2. He had a hands off technique which failed to restrain the recoiling weapon. He was unable to react to anything that went wrong.
3. He switched to full auto without instructing the girl what he was doing and the consequence of that action. Notice she immediately pulled the trigger as soon as he selected, and I believe he was not ready when she pulled the trigger.
4. The girl never demonstrated that she could properly support the firearm. She took one single shot from a bench rest position and it looked as if he never again required that she had a proper grip on the gun when the full magazine was fired.
5. Letting her take a single shot was a good idea, but the next step should have been to go to two rounds, then three etc., not a full magazine until she was more familiar. If there was a runaway, if only two rounds would have been fired, the second probably would not have caught the instructor in the head and it would have shown that the girl was not capable of properly restraining the gun from recoil.
 
I voted yes. I have brought my sons to the gunrange since pre-k and have taken great care that my children would enjoy shooting safely.

The recent incident clearly showed very poor judgement and a lack of responsibility. Just because some people have a lack of responsibility, I do not want any government stepping in and telling me what I can safely do - and what I am no longer allowed to do.
 
so how old are children ? My children shot everything from 22lr's to 44mag before they were 18 , went hunting with a 308win , 270win ,7mm-08, 35rem and 44mag's from the age of 14 and on there own up in a tree at the age of 16 , shot there first 9mm at age 6, , this poll ask if "Children"...... are we talking age 5 to 12 ? do we count teenagers ? ,, come to think about it my children will always be my children , leave to cnn :banghead:
 
Savanahsdad,

the poll is aimed at an impulsive negative vote. I used common sense and let my children shoot guns that they could handle safely and shoot well, to make the range outing enjoyable and satisfying. You obviously used the same common sense approach successfully.

Safe and responsible gunhandling cannot be linked to any age but depend on maturity, common sense, and intelligence.
 
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Savanahsdad,

the poll is aimed at an impulsive negative vote. I used common sense and let my children shoot guns that they could handle safely and shoot well, to make the range outing enjoyable and satisfying. You obviously used the same common sense approach successfully.

Safe and responsible gunhandling cannot be linked to any age but depend on maturity, common sense, and intelligence.
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true. I've met 30 year old Children,
 
ricbor said:
How many people with our rationale actually read the CNN web page?
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Based on the premise that people should hold their friends close and their enemies closer, I read CNN and several other publications which I disagree every day. However, I read the CNN national website. As I mentioned, this is posted on their international website. I see that as a deliberate attempt to end run the U.S. firearms owners and get a favorable response from English speaking people living outside the U.S.in notably anti-gun countries. CNN was doing its best to avoid our opinions. CNN is aimed at the chronically shallow and has no credibility among critical thinkers.
 
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Should children be allowed to learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?

Of course the answer is Yes.

What else are you supposed to do, give them a gun and ammo and let the kids sort it out themselves?
 
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