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Gun Control & RKBA

Jenoch

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22. In Minnesota, we have

Reply to clffrdjk (Reply #10)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:45 PM

Nov 2012

a Minnesota High School Clay Target League. When I was in the 8th grade I had to give a demonstration speech. My demonstration was how to clean a .12 gauge shotgun. Of course I did not bring along any shells for the weapon.

My brother has been teaching gun safety to adolescents for over 25 years. In Minnesota, anyone age 12 and anyone born after 1979, that goes hunting must pass a gun safety class taught by a volunteer instructor for the DNR. I don't remember how much is taught about handguns however. I'll have to ask my brother.

I think gun safety should be taught to children younger than 16. Most kids are quite curious about guns and the younger they learn about them the better.

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Gun Safety in America [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 OP

Ah, the morning (Google) dump.nt Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #1

There's always room for improvement in safety glacierbay Nov 2012 #2

Basic gun safety should be taught in public schools slackmaster Nov 2012 #3

at what age, do you think would be a good time to start the class? age 13 --- or possibly age 16? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #5

I'd recommend that it be done in high school, 16 seems right to me slackmaster Nov 2012 #6

Yes, I think 16 is a good age. After all if One can operate dangerous machinery (cars) at that age Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #8

Why so old? clffrdjk Nov 2012 #10

I say 16 because I have met 13-year-olds who were emotionally too immature to learn slackmaster Nov 2012 #16

Sorry for OFF TOPIC setkin Nov 2012 #24

Google 'blue gun' sarisataka Nov 2012 #25

In Minnesota, we have Jenoch Nov 2012 #22

I think younger than 16 also Berserker Nov 2012 #26

In MN the age is 11 I know because we sent our son n/t azurnoir Nov 2012 #27

15 seems reasonable to me 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #13

Re:at what age, do you think would be a good time to start the class? Trunk Monkey Nov 2012 #17

Practice Safety....practice. practice. practice - in All things the Master has practiced the Art. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2012 #4

If you argue for perfection in an imperfect world rrneck Nov 2012 #7

+1 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #14

As far as I know it's mine. But I could be fulla shit. nt rrneck Nov 2012 #15

As usual, anecdotal evidence is supposed to trump real evidence. Simo 1939_1940 Nov 2012 #9

Humans do not always live up to our expectations, film at 10! (And 10:30, and 11, and petronius Nov 2012 #11

Gun Safety Gone Wrong Berserker Nov 2012 #12

Priceless! tortoise1956 Nov 2012 #18

These kinds of videos make me mad. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #19

A certain amount of intellectual dishonesty as well. Remmah2 Nov 2012 #21

Odd....how are my firearms so safe. ileus Nov 2012 #20

The dude at the 7:00min mark needs one of those shoulder things that go up. Glassunion Nov 2012 #23