I love to see young people who enjoy the shooting sports. Kids who shoot grow up to be adults who shoot and vote.
EXACTLY!
My oldest who can shoot, chooses not to. Presently in Grad School, she works in the preforming arts, both music and theater. Needless to say the folks tend to be very liberal. My Daughter isn't.
My oldest told me a story about when she was working for the leading theater group in the Los Angles area. One of her fellow workers a male, made some, to use her words, "stupid" statements about guns.
My daughter called him on it. She informed him that she had lived her whole childhood around loaded guns. Knew how to shoot and handle many types of guns etc....., and had never seen or heard of anyone getting hurt. He argued the liberal party line, and took a drubbing. My Daughter got her Full ride Undergrad scholarship for Forensic/Debate, in fact has been a full pay staff Forensic/Debate coach at a University.
My point is, we have another advocate, both verbal and very persuasive. Although not a shooter as such, and totally immersed in the liberal world, she takes her shots for our cause. We get our message out in places it is hardly ever heard. That is the best there is.
Keep teaching those kids, often in this case, the unintended consequence is a favorable one. Besides the knowledge and ability to shoot, is a skill all kids should know. Now if they choose not to pursue shooting, they are doing it from a point of knowledge, not ignorance.
Go figure.
Fred