buck460XVR
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You can expose your kids to firearms, teach whatever you know, go shooting, have fun, but in the end they'll decide whether guns will be part of their lives.
Yep........and that's the way it should be. Sometimes they want to imitate you and be just like you and other times they want and need to be their own person. What their friends like to do has as much influence on them as what you do with them. Many parents in their scheme of trying to educate, drive their kids away with negativity and constant criticism. Keep it positive and upbeat regardless of their success. Even if they don't become the best at something doesn't mean they can't enjoy it.
Start them early and before they play video games. Make it fun and take them shooting whenever you can. The key is to influence them early and often. They may or may not get into it but either way they'll make an informed decision, rather than getting their education from video games.
My youngest son(17) is into video games.......mainly first person/third person shooter games. He is a better shot at the range than I am mainly because of all the practice he gets between range sessions while playing video games. Leading a running target/lining up sights and placement of crosshairs is the same on video games as it is in person. The hand-eye coordination is exactly the same. On top of that he can basically name virtually any gun ever used by any military organization and can tell you their limitations and their primary use. He also looks forward to using the real models of guns of those that he uses in the video games......i.e. my '03 Springfields, Colt 1911s, Model '97 trench guns, revolvers, coach guns and levers. In my sons case, they have not been a deterrent to guns and shooting sports, but an enhancement. Besides........I kinda like 'em also.