Kids and Guns: Now and Then

Now:

"Children will pick up a gun if they find it. They can't help themselves, it's what they do. They're curious, and it's your job to make sure their curiosity doesn't hurt them," project representative Linda Corrow said.

And Then:

Know your gun. Know your ammo. Be sure of your backstop. Be sure of your target.

"No one ever got hurt because of the strict discipline," Catalano said. "At the very beginning, Ed Schrop wouldn't even let you touch a gun. It was this way -- or out."

Before long, the boys knew how to clean rifles, take them apart and put them back together.

Linda or Ed...avoidance or education...

Gee, picking a properly qualified firearms authority for young people to listen to sure is difficult...

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