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Originally Posted by BeefBarley
i am not ready for him to shoot, but learn to the fundamentals of gun safety. Just as the post above learn safety from the time if comes out of the safe to the time it goes back in....
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The best way to teach gun safety is to teach him as you go. I can still remember growing up hunting with my dad that it was a constant lesson in gun safety. And dad started taking me when I was about 3 (basically sitting under a tree popping squirrels) and kept up that routine until I was in high school and he gradually let me start going on my own.
Now I do the same with my own son. I took him on his first hunt when he was three. He stayed near my dad and I walked around to hunt a bit and shoot to get him used to the sounds. All the while, Dad and I were teaching about safety.
If your kid is hungry to go with you to see you shoot, I think he's ready. Make the trip short and fun and a lesson that he'll remember.