I can't agree with Bruce more. I would presume that anyone looking at this site is a collector. Share your collection with a group of youth while explaining the 3 rules of firearm safety and Eddie Eagle topics. They will probably have a chance to hold something that they might only see in a museum. Watch them smile! Let the leaders and parents have a chance to shoot, most importantly the mothers. Make sure that the firearm is suitable and that you aren't giving the individual a firearm that will cause discomfort. Watch the leaders and parents smile....
At my club we have a rule that parents are NOT allowed to coach their child, and that any comment made must be positive. We do not deviate from this rule!
By the way, I feel passionately about this topic and wish that more of the gun community would feel the same way.
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