Teach them young

We are a gun family. We are careful that we teach the boys while they are young to respect guns and the power that comes from them.

We were out with my sister and her family and brought out all the guns and had a blast shooting out in the desert.  {that's what I love about living outside of the city.... you can find places to go and shoot and not have to go to a range}


James is getting ready to shoot at his target.

 It was a little more of a kick than he was expecting and got a "scope kiss". He was pretty proud of it.

Tommy had a turn too. Being a lefty is was a bit backwards for him. But he did well.

This is what I love!!! The sunset that is obstructive by buildings and freeways and trees! Oh, how I have missed the sunsets.

It other news.... leave it to my boys to find the bugs that are around. This poor bug was actually pretty safe in Tommy's hand. As soon as he put it down, Benji stepped on it.

boys.... bugs.... and guns..... {and the sunset} what more can a mom want??

{help me move on up!!}

It went Boom!

There *was* a dishwasher....

There *was* a boy with a gun.

There *was* a KaBoom.... and some smoke.

There *was* curiosity

There *was* a mess.

There *was* a lot of boys who wanted to do it again!!

Gun Safety

For those that don't know.... we have guns. And we talk about gun safety all the time but we have a set time every year to do a Family Home Evening with that as the lesson.

Looking at the difference in a play gun and a real one. We looked at different kinds of bullets {the balls and nerf ones, and real ones} We talked about what needs to be done if a gun is found whether in our house, someone elses, or anywhere outside of the house.... park, beach, ect.

The boys got to hold the guns and feel how heavy they are.

The boys were shown the parts of the gun and shown how it works.... with out the bullets. We talked about how dangerous guns are and what needs to be done to keep each other safe.

Along with gun safety we talked about what else can hurt people {like baseball bats, knives, rocks.... }

I believe that guns are a good thing. I know there are many debates out there whether you are pro gun or not. That's a thing for every person to decide. And whether the boys choose to have guns in their home is up to them but I want them to be knowledgeable about guns especially since we do have them. As the boys get older we will take them out shooting, but for now we focus on knowledge and safety.

...Guns don't kill people.... people with guns kill people....