Carry Big Stick
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Hi everyone. This is my first real post on THR and I'm proud to be a member here. Been lurking around the forums for a while. I did a search on it but I couldn't really find anything on it. If there is a thread on this already sorry to beat the dead cat. I've got two girls and another girl on the way. My oldest is going to turn 7 later this month and I want to buy her just a simple BB gun to get her started with the basics of safety with firearms. I told my parents this and they both asked me if I was kidding. Told me she is gonna shoot her sister or the dogs. And that I need to wait till she's 10 or 12. Not to mention she's a girl. Tried explaining to them that the BB gun will stay in our closet up so high that not even my wife can get it. So she is not just going to sneak in there and go play with it. Then explained to them that she is not going to be given it to just go outside and play with. It's gonna be just her and me outside no dogs or siblings. I thought I was getting a late start on introducing her to the fun of firearms. The liberal schools are already trying to teach her that guns are bad. Even told me that cops are bad cause they have guns. I've been trying to explain to her that guns are not bad just sometimes bad people use the guns for bad but they can be used for good to. Am I on the right track with starting her at this age with a BB gun? Sorry for such a long post. Just bothered me that my parents would say that, I've always thought they were all for guns. I think guns are great but you just got to have respect with them. Thanks in advance for all the help I'm sure ya'll have for me.