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All of my training firearms are Blue guns. Even paintball trainers are Blue or have Blue slides.
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This. If you want to assure absolute safety (and don't trust yourself to be able to keep live ammo out of it ), but I have to agree with some others. Using the psychological "side-step", to me, is a disservice to children and seems to only reinforce that they can't be trusted with a real firearm... or... that real firearms are so incredibly dangerous that they may not touch or even be aware of any real firearm within the home. Possibly adding to the "mystery" and potentially flaming their curiosity about the real thing(?)Maybe use the real thing but remove firing pin?
I think the msm and those with a (D) after their name hold the greatest responsibility for the unfounded fear of firearms. Both groups have worked very hard to malign firearms in our modern society. Firearms are simply a tool, like a hammer or saw or sickle, if that's your persuasion.'Fear of guns'. 'Afraid of guns' etc. are concepts I have a hard time understanding.
Guns, like a LOT of things are inanimate objects. Expressing fear about them is a oversimplification of the person's inability to conceptualize the fact that guns (like nearly anything) are only dangerous in the hands of people who use them incorrectly, unsafely or illegally.
Do these same people fear vehicles sitting unattended in their driveway? Or anything else inanimate and only dangerous when in the hands of people?
For whatever reason guns seem to be the # 1 man made item that people fear purely in thought, on sight or by perception.
Why is this and how did it become this way? Movies?, news, personal experiences? groupthink influence?
How is it with some just the word gun can result in fearful emotions with some people?
The Democrat party and anti gun lierals have lied and manipulated the gun narrative intentionally for years.Why is this and how did it become this way? Movies?, news, personal experiences? groupthink influence?
How is it with some just the word gun can result in fearful emotions with some people?
This is what should be taught in classrooms…
I'd find new friends! My children learned firearms safety at a very young age. They know how to properly handle firearms and are very responsible.....be a man put your foot down to friends and wife and train them properly, or find someone who canHi folks,
As the only one among my family and friends who has experience with firearms, I find myself in the position of being the one that others are looking to to provide some basic education about gun to our kids. As they get older, the time is rapidly approaching where the advice, "If you see a gun, don't touch it and go find an adult", isn't gonna cut it anymore. They're gonna be out and about, doing their thing. They're gonna go to parties. It's possible that some idiot will produce a weapon to be "cool" in front of the girls. And accidents happen, sometimes the worst kind of accident.
With that in mind, do you have any make/model recommendations for a replica, semi-auto pistol? It would need to be fully-functional in every respect (other than being able to actually fire, of course), so that I can demonstrate things like the four fundamental rules, how to recognize when it's loaded/chambered, how to recognize when it's safe, how to make it safe, etc. etc.
If anyone's wondering why I don't simply do this with my own guns, there are two reasons: one is that my friends are not comfortable around guns and would be happier if it's not a real one, and the other is that my kids don't actually know that there are guns in our house and my wife and I prefer to keep it that way for as long as we can!
Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide.
I dont think it has so much to do with being raised with guns, as it does being raised with discipline and healthy mother and father role models.Maybe it's already been done, and I'm just unaware, but it would be really interesting to see a study on children who were openly raised with firearms vs. those who weren't. What percentages turn into violent criminals and mass shooters?
(Something I think everyone can reasonably relate to...)I think a lot of non-gun folks think you can just show somebody how to be safe with a gun, and that's the end of that problem. They don't realize the amount of concentration and awareness you need to maintain when handling a gun. Training has to be followed by regular repetitive training until it really "sticks" and becomes second nature. I know some folks who struggle with basic concepts like muzzle discipline and indexing simply because they're new at it and haven't put the reps in. They've been trained, but they haven't reinforced it with practice.
That is a very good question.So where is the logical disconnect happening when it comes to firearm safety(?)
Thanks, I think this is the closest I'm gonna be able to get to what I'm looking for. Looking at reviews, some Denix models will do basically everything except fully load and eject a cartridge. Not ideal but probably good enough.Movie prop guns. This one claims to have a working slide and working parts.
Denix 1911 A1 Nonfiring Replica Prop Gun in Black Finish - New | eBay
Denix has recreated the 1911A1 as a non-firing version in full black finish. This version of the non-firing prop gun features realistic look, size and weight. Produced by Denix. Note About This Prop: This model does not feature a removable magazine.www.ebay.com
Hundreds of years worth of experienced people's advice gifted to you to make your choices.Thanks, I think this is the closest I'm gonna be able to get to what I'm looking for. Looking at reviews, some Denix models will do basically everything except fully load and eject a cartridge. Not ideal but probably good enough.