Youth Guns
ABC News and the anti-gunners (but I repeat myself) are soiling their pretty little panties over youth guns:
“To specifically market a gun designed for a kid is outrageous,” said Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun control group. “To have a gun specially designed for junior, we’re talking about a lethal weapon here, you’re not talking about a toy anymore.”
Well, they have to be taught gun safety somehow and it may as well be with an appropriately sized weapon. That’s why I have an AR15 with one of those evil telescoping stocks so I can adjust it to my kids’ small stature.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:02 am
I have another kid turning 6 soon, that means another .22 Cricket to be purchased.
February 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am
And that is why you need kid sized guns. Using a tool or device that is to big for you to handle is dangerous. This is why we give them kid-sized hammers, kid-sized bikes and kid-sized restraints in cars. Kid-sized guns allow them to learn to use one with everything in proportion so the hands go where they below and the weapon can be properly controlled both when fired and being carried.
February 24th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I recommend the Savage Cub over the Chipmunk or Cricket. It doesn’t cost much more, is a tad larger, and will server your child for an extra couple of years. It’s also a much better made firearm.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
So, he’s complaining about something that’s been common for 90 years?
February 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Savage Cub has better sights, but Savage MARK-1GY .22LR Single Shot Youth rifle costs about half a Cub. And if you mount a scope and sight it in at the range by yourself before letting junior try it, you are guaranteed to get some funny looks from the other lanes as you hunch over the small stock trying to get a cheek weld. However, either rifle will shoot better than 1/2″ at 50 yards, so if you do your part the chuckling from other lanes will stop soon after your first few shots.