p@cman Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 (edited) Radio Five - on now Edited April 6, 2008 by p@cman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 dnt sound like it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Sounds like it finished at 11.30. I thought it would go on til midnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 right was gunna say because all i can hear is about the olympic torch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yeah, shame they only gave it a short pitch as the discussion was just hotting up. Pro-shooting was coming over very well indeed. Discussion could have gone on for longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Whats there to discuss?!?!?!? All kids as soon as they are able to hold a gun should be taught the safe way of shooting initially at targets, be they clay or paper before they progress onto live quarry in the form of rabbit, squirrel, pigeon. As long as it is done in a sensible manner, then you will find more kids growing up with respect for not only others, but themselves. Even more so if they know they can put food on their plate with freshly shoot, healthy wholseome food such as pigeon or rabbit, not to mention game in all its forms. My eldest has been shooting with Air rifles since she was six and has recently progressed onto using a .410, all of which are on clays or targets, not live quarry. She comes out with me sometimes when I go pigeon shooting or rabbiting, knows how to kill an injured animal humanely and also knows it will end up on her plate if shot, netted, caught by me as well as how to prepare it to put on the plate. The youngest will be following suit as soon as she is old enough (About to turn 2 this week). As for either of them getting their own licenses to shoot, well it all depends on them. I won't force either to carry on shooting as much as I would love them to, but if they decide they want to carryon then I have no problems because at the end of the day neither would be going out without me anyway until they were 16 and had their own permission or member of a club being supervised by adults. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p@cman Posted April 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Yep, with you all the way on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charadam Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Good on you, Suffolk Shooter and very well said! I fired my first shot from Grandad's 12 gauge at the tender age of 8. It was 50+ years ago, he padded my shoulder and used a squib cartridge (hand loaded, BP). I can still remember the thrill when the cowpat splattered! That was it for me - I have been a shooter ever since. Sadly, my own children have not yet taken up the torch - but they are belatedly showing signs of interest. My grand-daughter however is mad keen and has already taken one of her airgun targets to school - much to the consternation of the somewhat PC staff. Again good on you! Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbruno Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 from the sounds of your gunlaws in the UK you need all the good publicity you can get and have a chance to put away all the stereotype beliefs out there about true sportsman and sports lady's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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