{"id":12065,"date":"2015-09-01T03:09:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T03:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=12065"},"modified":"2016-02-13T17:16:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T17:16:52","slug":"kids-guns-and-kissing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/kids-guns-and-kissing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids, Guns and Kissing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12068\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-2.jpg?resize=900%2C443\" alt=\"d-2\" width=\"900\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-2.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-2.jpg?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I spent my childhood with a gun. Before I <em>really<\/em> kissed a girl I was out hunting on my own. I take that back. When I was in 1st grade some girls held me down on the playground and kissed me repeatedly. It was a traumatic experience. In my defense, there were four of them and only one of me.<\/p>\n<p>My early firearms education was reasonably archaic. It was mostly limited to the following which was preached by Mom, Dad and Grandpa:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be careful.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t point that thing at anyone.<\/li>\n<li>Hold a fine bead.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t jerk the trigger.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t waste ammo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, I\u2019m the one who taught me how to shoot. I was very safe because I knew if I was not careful or if I \u201cpointed that thing at anyone\u201d I\u2019d get my ass busted and not get to shoot again until I graduated high school.<\/p>\n<p>Since then I\u2019ve attended many shooting schools. Some were presented by the military, some by various law enforcement agencies. Many were taken at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunsite.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gunsite Academy<\/a> and many more by other purveyors of firearm knowledge. All this training has made me a decent shot with a handgun and a rifle. However, looking at my resume, I should be able to perform at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2911666\/\" target=\"_blank\">John Wick<\/a> or at least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliegolob.com\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Golob<\/a> levels.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12072\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12072 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-4.jpg?resize=900%2C264\" alt=\"d-4\" width=\"900\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-4.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/d-4.jpg?resize=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Noise, recoil, muzzle blast and poor fit are four the the biggest road blocks to good shooting.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The point of all this is that, based on my firearms education, it would appear that learning to shot a gun well, is about as hard as learning to skin a cat in the dark with a candle and a butter knife.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p>I know this because I\u2019m a father and I\u2019ve taught my kids to shoot. Learning to shoot a rifle or a pistol is easy. Shotguns are another thing entirely. It takes a warped mind to learn that skill or to share it with others. With\u00a0rifles and pistols there is\u00a0a baseline rule of thumb,\u00a0that if followed, always applies. Line the sights up on the target and pull the trigger without disturbing the sight picture.<\/p>\n<p>That covers the hitting part but there are some other things my kids have taught me.<\/p>\n<p>Recoil is scary. Kids are afraid to shoot guns because they are afraid it will hurt. Here is something else I\u2019ve learned; when it comes to recoil we are all a little scared. Shooting is supposed to be fun. Getting your eyes crossed every time you pull a trigger is not. I\u2019ll admit it is and always will be fun watching someone else get their eyes crossed. If a handgun or a rifle kicks so hard you do not like to shoot it, don\u2019t. Your target is supposed to feel the pain, not you.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10852\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-gift-of-marksmanship\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10852 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gunsite-4.jpg?resize=950%2C360\" alt=\"Gunsite-4\" width=\"950\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gunsite-4.jpg?w=950&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Gunsite-4.jpg?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">If some common sense directives are followed, learning to shoot a rifle or handgun is easy.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Loud noises are scarier than recoil. Kids deplore ear-splitting sounds because their ears have not been ruined; they can actually hear the things you and your wife whisper, while you&#8217;re in another room, with the TV blaring. Your ears may be bad but the reflex is still there. Always wear hearing protection. Use suppressors when possible and avoid a muzzle brake like an Ebola infected chef. If you need that muzzle brake because your gun kicks so hard, what you <em>really<\/em>\u00a0need is a different gun.<\/p>\n<p>The last thing I\u2019ve learned is that if you start a kid out right, they will learn very fast because, like I said, shooting a gun is not that difficult. (Part of <strong><em>starting out right<\/em><\/strong> is choosing\u00a0a gun that fits the shooter, be they young, old or a grouchy gun writer.\u00a0Kids\u00a0have an uncanny capacity for learning. Adults on the other hand think they are geniuses that\u00a0can absorb quantum physics in an afternoon. They want to do things like go to a weeklong shooting school and leave with a ninja certificate.<\/p>\n<p>That ninja thing, it takes years and years of relentless training. Trust me, I know. I\u2019m closer to being a kissing ninja than a shooting ninja. I got an early start at that too. It wasn\u2019t long until I didn\u2019t mind being held down all that much. The trick \u2013 and the hard part &#8211; was acting like I hated it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12071\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-definition-of-long-range-hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/s-1.jpg?resize=900%2C485\" alt=\"s-1\" width=\"900\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/s-1.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/s-1.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">If started early and correctly, youngsters can become capable marksmen before they get a driving license.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent my childhood with a gun. Before I really kissed a girl I was out hunting on my own. I take that back. When I was in 1st grade some girls held me down on the playground and kissed me repeatedly. It was a traumatic experience. In my defense, there were four of them and only one of me. My early &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2500,1],"tags":[2477,267,2478],"class_list":["post-12065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shooting","category-uncategorized","tag-how-to-shoot-better","tag-kids-and-guns","tag-teaching-a-kid-to-shoot"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-38B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14894,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/kids-guns\/","url_meta":{"origin":12065,"position":0},"title":"Kids &#038; Guns","author":"gunwriter","date":"March 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"When I was growing up cartoons only came on TV on Saturday morning. 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