A few handouts I put together for my classes

[antsi]

re; kids

You are correct; at 3 years old guns just aren't really on my son's radar.

Yet.

I know it's coming though and I want to be ready for it.

I have avoided the keys problem entirely by using dial combination locks and sequential keypad locks - now I just have to keep him from figuring out the combination ;-)

 

[kludge]

I wasn't so lucky with the youngest one (2.5yo)... the fact that his brothers are 8 and 11... he learned about guns and swords and a lot of other stuff very early...

"Eddie Eagle" just started earlier this month with him and Allie, who just showed curiosity for the first time (5yo).

 

[markz68]

Great documents! Thanks for the hard work!

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Thanks Kludge. Informative and sobering.
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[Roadie]

I put these handouts together because questions routinely come up in our NRA Basic and First Steps Pistol classes; and it's not covered, and we don't have time in class, but the information is very necessary for most for the students, IMHO...

And I've had a few requests, so I though I would put up the info on the DCC website and post it here.

Please, this is for personal use...

http://www.danvilleconservationclub.org/WhatGun.pdf

http://www.danvilleconservationclub.org/Laws.pdf

http://www.danvilleconservationclub.org/Kids.pdf

http://www.danvilleconservationclub.org/SelfDefense.pdf

Great job!

Just one question. In the Laws pdf you mention the National Parks gun ban being lifted, but my understanding was that didnt take effect until Feb. 2010. or am I mistaken?

Thanks for sharing these!

 

[Shadow]

Thanks for the info Kludge,very helpful.

 

[kludge]

Great job!

Just one question. In the Laws pdf you mention the National Parks gun ban being lifted, but my understanding was that didnt take effect until Feb. 2010. or am I mistaken?

Thanks for sharing these!

Yes, AFAIK this take effect Feb 2010. I've been wanting to make a couple of updates for some time...

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Tag and repped

 

[Indecision]

Pretty good handouts.

 

[alwalker84]

nice job!

 

[wwdkd]

Great job, keep up the good work.

 

[Rotor Talker]

Excellent information

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it

 

[sepe]

First time I've seen these. We always get people new to shooting so these might be some interesting things for them.

 

[Safe@Home]

Kludge,
I know this is an old sticky but I noticed you had discussed kids with someone else. Currently we are keeping our handguns on the downlow. But while we were in a pawn shop recently and as I looked at guns, then my husband did, we took turns keeping our 6 y/o sons and 4 y/o sons at the front of the store.

Unfortunately, they figured it out pretty easy. My 6 yr old wanted to know when he could get a gun, as did one of my twins. I tried to explain that mommy and daddy would teach them the proper respect, safety and care for guns when we felt they were old enough to understand and be responsible.

In your opinion, at what age does that seem to be coming through? Our oldest is smart, responsive, etc. But the full ability for him to understand how much pain and damage that can be inflicted isn't comprehendable as yet. And certainly they are aware that anger control can get them in trouble all the time. I'm not sure I would be comfortable letting a little boy who can get very unhappy, very quickly around an object that can cause considerable damage. But does the training help them to realize this faster?

If you don't have an opinion, is there a forum on here that discusses it?

Thank you.

 

[kjf40]

Kudos...looks great!

Rep for you putting your time into that and posting it for everyone, Thanks.

 

[NIFT]

Great compilations--Kudos!
There is one section I noticed that needs updating:
http://www.danvilleconservationclub.org/Laws.pdf

Who can legally own/possess a handgun?​

Generally speaking, any adult person (age 18) who has not been convicted of a felony or domestic battery
may legally own and keep a handgun without a license,​

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but only:​

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in the person’s dwelling,​

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on the person’s property or fixed place of business.​

… and that’s it!

This changed on July 1, 2011 thanks to Senator Jim Tomes and a number of other pro-gun legislators. Still, you advice to "get the license" is very sound.

Keep up the great work!

 

[jaybird_123]

Thank you for taking the time to look all this up, and then to post it. Very helpful to me and to others. Thanks.

 

[figley]

Those are great compilations of information, and you should be commended for assembling them.

Get your students' email addresses, and send the links to them. Possibly carry one laminated hardcopy to reference in class.

That amount of detailed information would be an overload to someone who is at a basic level of firearm ownership. Anyone who would benefit from having that on paper, will put forth the effort to click on the link.

Don't waste your time and money, and carry around, and clutter up your class space and time, with stacks of paper.

 

[JettaKnight]

Warning: Some of the information in 'laws' is outdated given the recent legislation over the past year.

 

[Dwight]

Repped. The kind of quality info that always brings me to INGO!