My wife was always afraid the kids would get hold of guns, so I never had any. When the youngest hit 18, we went out with a watermelon. I put the watermelon on the ground, walked off and went prone. 1 round, 30-06.
Then I went up and picked up two pieces of watermelon and gave each one a piece. They held it, dripping juice on their hands, wondering what I was doing. I said to them:
“You love your Mother very much. Now look at the watermelon- see the white rind and the mashed red meat? Remember that and think of holding your Mothers head , looking just like that.”
They got quiet, and one said- “that is not a pleasant thought.” To which I responded: “Your are right, it is not. But with a firearm you cannot say ‘I’m sorry’ and everything will be OK.”
“Firearms are great, and incredible fun- just remember if you make a mistake there is no going back. Be careful is an understatement”
To this day we blast away at all kinds of things, but when picking up a gun they always check it is unloaded and open, and have never pointed a gun anywhere unsafe.
60 seconds of prevention- a lifetime of safety
Then I went up and picked up two pieces of watermelon and gave each one a piece. They held it, dripping juice on their hands, wondering what I was doing. I said to them:
“You love your Mother very much. Now look at the watermelon- see the white rind and the mashed red meat? Remember that and think of holding your Mothers head , looking just like that.”
They got quiet, and one said- “that is not a pleasant thought.” To which I responded: “Your are right, it is not. But with a firearm you cannot say ‘I’m sorry’ and everything will be OK.”
“Firearms are great, and incredible fun- just remember if you make a mistake there is no going back. Be careful is an understatement”
To this day we blast away at all kinds of things, but when picking up a gun they always check it is unloaded and open, and have never pointed a gun anywhere unsafe.
60 seconds of prevention- a lifetime of safety