devildog32713
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Here's my problem, I have been a gun enthusiast since I was little, I am turning 15 in the next few weeks. The rest of my siblings are really sensitive, inside kids, who hang out on the computer all the time. I am a good bit different, have wanted to hunt since I was little, I was so desperate to hunt, I eventually got close enough to a squirrel to chuck a rock at it, and kill it, and attempt to skin it and ate some of it. I got my first gun this past summer, I bought a used Mossberg Tactical shotgun, which I am in the process of converting to a multi-purpose hunting gun (ported barrel with mod choke, magazine plug). It took me forever on end to get that gun!! My Mom is like her Mom, the bible study ladies that shrivel up at the sight/hearing of guns, so she is against them because of accidents she hears, Claiming I will shoot myself, etc. I recently got permission to hunt small game at cousins farm, whatever I want on grandfather's land, well I got the oppourtunity last fall to hunt cousins farm, great time, with me and my cousin each eating a squirrel we each shot and under instruction skinned with Grandpa. My Dad never was a gun person, has a single shot .22, single shot .410 that he never shoots, never cleans (I shoot and clean them both, because I enjoy everything to do with firearms). He didn't really care one way or the other, but wants to please Mom, but eventually let me. I have since then worked and earned some money, and want to buy a Mosin-Nagant, practice with my Grandfather and Uncle (only two in family that really appreciate guns) and hopefully this fall/winter hunt deer. I have permission to hunt whatever I want to (in season of course) on Grandfather's land, just don't have a practical deer gun. (Smoothbore slugs are only accurate out to about 50 yards in my gun, they don't offer rifled barrels for my shotgun) After that, I want to buy a handgun for target shooting. I convinced my Dad to go to a gunshow with me recently, and found a beautiful Mosin, all decked out with matching numbers, good stock, cosmoline already cleaned out, etc. for a good price, and Dad said he didnt think it was a good purchase. (I believe he is just trying to please Mom, she doesn't want me to have another gun, she doesn't want me to have a gun at all) And I take all this flak from Grandma (other side of family than grandpa who likes guns) about how I'm way to young to have a gun, (It does have a cable lock, and is stored unloaded, breech open) and how I'm so immature and irresponsible to have a gun. and I despise being around her, the biggest problem is they are all misifformed, Considering my Mom has never shot a gun. Well I got a second oponion so to speak on my "immatureness" from my Grandpa, and he says "You are one of the finest, most responsible teenagers I am of privilege to know. Recently, someone my little bro knew, older brother's cousin had a hunting accident, and it was nasty, lost a lot of blood, my Mom found about this just as I was literally packing my stuff to go to Cousin's to hunt. Upon some investigation, the guy who got shot was looking down the barrel after a mis fire or something, and he accidently bumped trigger, shot himself in face. I tried to explain that this accident was bad, but it occured because of serious lack of judgement/common sense.
What I am requesting is a method to explain to parents about guns, and show them that I can be very safe with guns/hunting, and they aren't that bad and there is nothing to worry about. Firearms, hunting, and a little bit of fishing, those are my passions, taking my mind every waking minute, it's not just another thing to me, and my parent's just do not seem to understand that. Somebody Help!!
What I am requesting is a method to explain to parents about guns, and show them that I can be very safe with guns/hunting, and they aren't that bad and there is nothing to worry about. Firearms, hunting, and a little bit of fishing, those are my passions, taking my mind every waking minute, it's not just another thing to me, and my parent's just do not seem to understand that. Somebody Help!!