smurf hunter
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In the spirit of this board, I intend to keep to the high road and not diverge into some rant. Please call me on it if I say anything inappropriate.
The other day my wife is on facebook and I hear her shout "oh wow, I can't believe this". My curiosity got the best of me, and I came over to look at her screen.
Turns out a neighbor had posted photos of his 10 year old boy shooting his FN9 at a "Sponge Bob" target in an indoor gun range. From the two photos I could see the boy had on "eyes and ears". My only safety concern may have been that his finger was on the trigger in one photo - but at least the muzzle was down range. I also didn't like the "gangsta" appearance in the boy's poses (tough guy look, twisted ball cap, etc).
I am very skeptical of posting anything about my family, esp. children on social media sites in the first place, and have some objection to the neighbor posting those photos for public viewing. I'm not wanting to judge, but *I* wouldn't choose to post them in that way.
Initially I thought my wife's objection was the posting of the photo, but apparently she disapproved of the boy shooting a handgun.
I was taken aback by this. I've been a recreational shooter for a few years. My 6 year old son has helped me deprime brass, knows the "4 rules" and has dry fired a .22 rifle many times. All of this has been with the implied approval of my wife. I had fully intended to bring him out to the range with me later this spring.
What my neighbor does is largely none of my business, but our kids play together. My wife and I both agree that this neighbor kid gets into mischief. Her fear is that he'll be inclined to either play with his dad's gun, or a random weapon if discovered in another home, etc. As info, this family has four boys between ages 6 and 10, all have gotten into minor trouble here and there. One has fallen out of an upstairs window (minor injuries only my some miracle), another put the family SUV in neutral and rolled through the garage door and various less catastrophic incidents over the years have happened.
Previously I was convinced that involving my kids (to the small extent I have) with guns, it removes a lot of curiosity and makes them safer.
I'm not agreeing with my wife on all of this, but I do owe it to myself and family to think beyond the "Eddie the Eagle" pamphlet.
The father in me wants to politely ask him about safety precautions and make sure his boys won't endanger themselves or other children around.
This seems intrusive -BUT he posted these photos on the internet for me to see.
Any constructive thoughts or advice are appreciated.
Thanks
The other day my wife is on facebook and I hear her shout "oh wow, I can't believe this". My curiosity got the best of me, and I came over to look at her screen.
Turns out a neighbor had posted photos of his 10 year old boy shooting his FN9 at a "Sponge Bob" target in an indoor gun range. From the two photos I could see the boy had on "eyes and ears". My only safety concern may have been that his finger was on the trigger in one photo - but at least the muzzle was down range. I also didn't like the "gangsta" appearance in the boy's poses (tough guy look, twisted ball cap, etc).
I am very skeptical of posting anything about my family, esp. children on social media sites in the first place, and have some objection to the neighbor posting those photos for public viewing. I'm not wanting to judge, but *I* wouldn't choose to post them in that way.
Initially I thought my wife's objection was the posting of the photo, but apparently she disapproved of the boy shooting a handgun.
I was taken aback by this. I've been a recreational shooter for a few years. My 6 year old son has helped me deprime brass, knows the "4 rules" and has dry fired a .22 rifle many times. All of this has been with the implied approval of my wife. I had fully intended to bring him out to the range with me later this spring.
What my neighbor does is largely none of my business, but our kids play together. My wife and I both agree that this neighbor kid gets into mischief. Her fear is that he'll be inclined to either play with his dad's gun, or a random weapon if discovered in another home, etc. As info, this family has four boys between ages 6 and 10, all have gotten into minor trouble here and there. One has fallen out of an upstairs window (minor injuries only my some miracle), another put the family SUV in neutral and rolled through the garage door and various less catastrophic incidents over the years have happened.
Previously I was convinced that involving my kids (to the small extent I have) with guns, it removes a lot of curiosity and makes them safer.
I'm not agreeing with my wife on all of this, but I do owe it to myself and family to think beyond the "Eddie the Eagle" pamphlet.
The father in me wants to politely ask him about safety precautions and make sure his boys won't endanger themselves or other children around.
This seems intrusive -BUT he posted these photos on the internet for me to see.
Any constructive thoughts or advice are appreciated.
Thanks