http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/17/damage-control/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/17/damage-control/#comment-35459 Wolfwood Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:57:32 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=7215#comment-35459 Maybe I've just got a touch of PSH, but if I'm going to give a kid a gun I'm going to want some evidence that he has some clue of what he's doing. For a fully-automatic pistol, I'm going to want to see him shooting a pistol with serious recoil first. To shoot a pistol with serious recoil, I'm going to want to see him shooting a milder-recoiling pistol first, and on the line down to him not getting a high-powered BB gun until I've seen him be careful with the toy ones you buy at the grocery store. Similar rules apply for adults: if I think you're going to drop it and scream, no gun for you until you've shown otherwise. Maybe I’ve just got a touch of PSH, but if I’m going to give a kid a gun I’m going to want some evidence that he has some clue of what he’s doing. For a fully-automatic pistol, I’m going to want to see him shooting a pistol with serious recoil first. To shoot a pistol with serious recoil, I’m going to want to see him shooting a milder-recoiling pistol first, and on the line down to him not getting a high-powered BB gun until I’ve seen him be careful with the toy ones you buy at the grocery store. Similar rules apply for adults: if I think you’re going to drop it and scream, no gun for you until you’ve shown otherwise.

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