Reading about the young boy who shot his brother brought to mind the technique that my Dad used to instill in me the power of a firearm.
When I was about 4 or 5, I used to sit outside and watch birds. One day, my Dad came outside with his shotgun and proceeded to shoot some of the birds that I had been watching. He then made me hold their lifeless bodies and explained to me that they were gone forever, I could never watch them again. He then explained to me the diffrence between my toy guns and his guns. This lesson stayed with me through all of my years. Yes, being a kid and snooping around as kids do, I did come across his firearms, but I always treated them with the respect that they deserved.
He recently gave this lesson to my 2 little sisters, this time using a rabbit. Hopefully they learned their lesson as I learned mine.
I know that this may sound cruel to some people, but it worked great in my case, I learned that Firearms are meant to cause death, death is irreversable, and we got dinner
I would like to know, how were taught to respect firearms?
When I was about 4 or 5, I used to sit outside and watch birds. One day, my Dad came outside with his shotgun and proceeded to shoot some of the birds that I had been watching. He then made me hold their lifeless bodies and explained to me that they were gone forever, I could never watch them again. He then explained to me the diffrence between my toy guns and his guns. This lesson stayed with me through all of my years. Yes, being a kid and snooping around as kids do, I did come across his firearms, but I always treated them with the respect that they deserved.
He recently gave this lesson to my 2 little sisters, this time using a rabbit. Hopefully they learned their lesson as I learned mine.
I know that this may sound cruel to some people, but it worked great in my case, I learned that Firearms are meant to cause death, death is irreversable, and we got dinner
I would like to know, how were taught to respect firearms?