KIds

[poacher3161 1,766]

I see younguns with air guns regular in the council woods near me shooting squirrels and i just tell them to keep away from the back of the houses and well walked footpaths sooner them be doing that than being a problem on the houseing estate getting up to no good and tormenting every feker.

[kanny 21,755]

its a shame realy that they cant. i use to shoot squizzys all the time in our local town cemetery and would oftern have people come up and tell me what a good job i was doing with all the restrictions put on kids now days is it any wonder there all going nuts.... well done anyway steavo you have probably saved them alot of greif and stopped them from being even more institutionalised by the system

[The one 8,594]

Thing is you get a pull from the police now in your teens your on there system anything happens your the first person they come looking for and if they get caught and want a shotgun ,rifle later in life they have no chance because there parents couldn't be bothered watching them and booted them out to amuse themselves

[paulus 26]

Thing is you get a pull from the police now in your teens your on there system anything happens your the first person they come looking for and if they get caught and want a shotgun ,rifle later in life they have no chance because there parents couldn't be bothered watching them and booted them out to amuse themselves

the thing is we were always out on our own and never did us no harm, the only real way to learn is to experience it, its the nanny state thats at fault no the kids

[The one 8,594]

Aye but no with airguns on local playing field we where over the fields or in a farmers wood ,your old man knew the farmer and you where trusted no to set the place alight etc

[paulus 26]

Aye but no with airguns on local playing field we where over the fields or in a farmers wood ,your old man knew the farmer and you where trusted no to set the place alight etc

happened the same as acidents with air rifles,catterpults and knives but that was part of growing up, ive got the scars to prove it the thing is it was just accepted.

[NIckinSurrey 6]

There is a big difference between giving kids freedom and just not being arsed to spend the time with them. I would have trusted my son not to have done something stupid at that age because of the hours we spent clay shooting and plinking in the garden with his HW25. Sadly, a lot of parenting has been subcontracted to the TV and Playstation - where shot people get up again and life is detached from reality.

 

At least their dad knew what they were up to, even if it was illegal and not very sensible! I would have been inclined to explain to the kids and give dad a call to explain the potential problem to him (pretty much all kids that age have mobiles these days). Gone about in the right way there are two more responsible young shots in the making.

 

Nick