The great granddaughter is 5, so were working with
Dont touch, Get an adult
Dont jump on/hug the adults when they’re handling/cleaning a gun
Guns are normal
Safety equipment around guns
She sees me and Gramps carry, and she sees both of us and her mom shoot, and shes been to the gun shows with us so I think we’ve got the normal thing handled.
She’s got her own (pink) eyes and ears to wear when we shoot so we’ve got a start on safety equipment.
Well start the 4 safety rules as part of her general awareness soon. She hasn’t shown any interest in shooting yet, but when that comes we’ll start on the 4 safety rules in earnest and look at a BB gun for her.
My daughter is 7 and my son is 4. Both are very aware of the safety rules for guns. We openly talk about the rules very often. They love to shoot B.B. guns at targets. My daughter will be getting a .22 cricket in a few months. She is so excited about it. I was cleaning a handgun this evening and she wanted to help. Then she said when she gets her gun she will be doing most of the cleaning on it, but I can help.