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Kids And Guns
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Kids and Guns: Four Reasons to Start Competitive Shooting
BY Becky Yackley Updated: April 3, 2017One of the things I love about competitive shooting is that it doesn’t treat kids like children. Kids compete against the “grown-ups.” Not fair? Neither is life.
Kids and Guns: Take Your Children Hunting!
BY Becky Yackley Updated: November 17, 2016Fall is here, your kids are back in school, and many of you are getting ready to hunt, and while you might enjoy that quiet time in the woods by yourself, I’m going to suggest that you shake things up a bit this year and let the kids come along to hunting camp.
Is Rimfire Too Expensive Now to Teach Kids to Shoot?
BY Becky Yackley Updated: November 8, 2016Rimfire guns are small, relatively quiet, and they don’t pack a lot of punch, meaning the average recoil felt is much softer than a large caliber round, which makes them ideal for small frames and small hands.
Kids And Guns: Teach Your Children Well
BY Becky Yackley Updated: July 7, 2016First, figure out the goal. If it’s just to make sure the kids are comfortable, safe, and able to handle being around guns, then lots of talking, lots of incorporating firearms safety into everyday life.
Kids and Guns: Important Tips for Safe Storage
BY Becky Yackley Updated: May 26, 2016I’m going to tell you some of what I do, but I’m not going to tell you everything because you need to choose what is right for you and your family. And storing guns when you have children in the house is much different than storing guns when you don’t.
Kids And Guns: Series Introduction
BY Becky Yackley Updated: March 24, 2016When I was given an opportunity to write this series about kids and guns, I was so excited that my brain froze a little. Where do I start? How do I share the absolute LOVE for guns that pervades my life and my children’s lives? Do I show pictures of the guns that sit on my couch?