Get your guns!!

First things first....I am a gun owner. I don't leave home with out one. I was raised with them around and knew how to handle one at a young age ( even won over the young women and the adult women at girls camp one year for target shooting...ah, thank you!! ). We consider the riffles and hand guns that we have part of our food storage. Now secondly. Jason and I have taught our children that if they were to see some one with a gun especially a young child to stop and tell an adult. When ever we take them shooting we teach them a few lessons. One we always fill up a large water bottle with liquid and Jason aims and shoots. ( I caught this at the perfect moment...ah, thank you!! ) Thus resulting in the explosion of liquid going every where. We tell them that this could be their guts!! Guns are not toys and never EVER do we touch or handle one with out permission and an adult around!!

The other lessons are is to never point a gun at any one, always hold it up in the air. Never put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to aim and fire at your target. Do not cross in front of some one when they have a gun in their hand, and especially do not walk in front of the aiming line.

We have so much fun when we go target practicing. The kids in the past have only ever gotten to shoot a couple of bullets. This time was a much better experience for them. They shot my .22 riffle the most..it doesn't kick like some of the others. With the scope I have on it they were able to hit most of the bottles and cans that they were aiming at. Good times.

I think it is important to teach children gun safety. I was reading an article a few weeks back of a twelve year old who was home sick from school and shortly after her Dad left for work two Prison escapees broke in to the home and little did they know she knew how to handle a shot gun and held a state champion record in target shooting in her age group, she aimed and shot them before they could do any harm to her. Later when the Police arrived the one man had a gun on him and the other had a knife. Can you imagine what would of happened to the girl if she didn't have the knowledge of guns!!?

f.y.i. ~ Tyler was fast asleep in the truck the whole time!!

( This activity was part of our Thanksgiving adventure down in Mesquite )