Thread: OH FFS

My wife has barely ever seen a gun, let alone held or fired one. I was always told I would NEVER be "allowed" any gun in the house.
I bought an air rifle for some varmint and target shooting and took it out to sight it in this weekend. When she first saw it on the bench she looked at it like it was going to explode spontaneously. After literally 5-10 minutes of showing her how to handle it, how to be safe and responsible with it and after she had fired just a few shots at the target she was different. She was more relaxed, confident and was enjoying herself while handling the rifle with care and respect. 5-10 minutes of knowledge and experience completely changed how she felt about guns.

Knowledge and experience. It can be hard to remain tolerant but remember, a lot of "anti-gun" people haven't had the benefit of that and the best gun owners are the ones who take the time to share theirs.

Like I always say; guns are dangerous, so the people taking care of them have to be safe.