Mornin', fuckers! Nobody invited me?

Allow me to provide a bit of context. Yes, last Christmas I bought my 3 year old daughter a Ruger 10/22 Charger. Why and how did I do that?

I did it because I want to raise her to understand violence. Plain and simple. I want her to not be a victim. Part of that- a small part- is proficiency with firearms. So why not a BB gun, I hear you asking? Great question, there are a few good reasons. One, we had spent the last few months drilling Jeff Cooper's 4 firearm safety rules. Putting it into practice was the logical next step, and I think it's a sound theory that a bit of noise and recoil helps drive the point home that this is not a toy. Doesn't hurt either for her to see impacts on soft targets, like apples. She'll get a BB gun when I can trust her to go out into the woods and shoot with less direct supervision. Second, it's a 10/22. Aftermarket support is higher for that gun than any other rimfire rifle in the world, and it's configurable in just about any way you like. In other words, it's not something you outgrow; she'll be able to use that thing for the rest of her life. And for the rest of her life, if I do my job right, she'll have the habits to use it safely and efficiently.

Which leaves, how? How do you have a 3 year old safely use a firearm? Well, apart from a few helpful features like a benchrest, bipod, red dot optic and a lot of patience, it's really simple: first you teach them the rules, drill it into them until they know them better than most cops. Bribing them with gummy bears works wonders here. Second, when they get the gun in their hands, you don't give them the chance to be unsafe with it. You stay right behind them, correcting bad habits as they come up- making sure the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction and guiding it where necessary, keeping little fingers off of triggers, handing them ammunition only as needed, and making sure that they don't panic when they fire off their first shots. Third, is to demystify the whole subject. She knows she can come up to me and ask to look inside of the gun safe. We'll open it up, and she'll ask to look at a few different guns until she gets bored. That, in and of itself, is another great chance to teach safe handling.

So, ladies and whatevers: as I've said before, kids should be taught in the use of firearms from the time that they're physically able to hold one and mentally able to follow instructions. I've outlined how and why. Mainly to piss people off. And while I keep returning here because I apparently fall asleep to the incoherent screeching of retards, I don't give an actual fuck what any of you think about that, especially if you intentionally don't know a goddamn thing about weapons or violence.

Also, there's the whole thing about how I build custom guns. Sometimes, I'm well aware that it's for someone's kid. If someone is willing to spend $1,500 on a pistol for their kid, it's a fair bet that the kid is well trained and has demonstrated good judgement and discipline. I sleep like a log the moment I hit the mattress.

Um, obviously. .

I was taught to shoot a gun as a young kid. Later in life, two men tried to rob my home. Out of the three of us, I lived. The cops looked around, asked me what happened, and I was the only witness, so it my word against well, no one's. Any questions?