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Old 10-12-2007, 10:34 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mytmouse57 View Post
My old man started me out on an air rifle when I was about 8. And when I showed I could be responsible with that, I was allowed to use the .22. And so on up until I got big enough and old enough to hunt with the shotguns and high-powered rifles.

But even the guns that were "mine" could not be taken out by me without supervison until I reached a certian age and displayed a certian level of responsiblity.

Yeah, just saying, "here, junior, have a 9 mm," is pretty irresponsible, IMO.
Amen to that, MyT.
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