A SOLDIER'S PERSPECTIVE
THE WEB'S LEADING MILITARY BLOG SINCE 2004
All Posts Information December 27 2008
— By CJ
So, today I went to the indoor range again and this time I took Hannah and Chris. Anissa is my lone hippie and wants nothing to do with guns. So, as I did with Chris, here is Hannah’s target. Because the range was busy and I had to zero Chris’s rifle before they shot it, we didn’t get to shoot nearly as much as we would have liked.
However, Hannah did very well for a 7-year old. I added a red arrow to the one nearest the center since it’s hard to see. I think Hannah may have been a mafia strong arm in a previous life as she managed to take EVERY leg on each animal on the target.

We also had a separate target that she shot at, but I’m too lazy to upload them both.



MissBirdlegs in AL
Way to go, Hannah! Hitting the legs is hard work.
Miss Ladybug
I’d like to learn, myself. I wonder what my family would say if I asked my sister’s fiance to teach me. He doesn’t currently have a handgun, but I know he’s got some rifles… He’s not got a handgun because my sister wouldn’t allow him to bring them in the house before they got an apartment together, and it got stolen out of his truck. His rifles are in their apartment now, though…
Donna
Good job Hannah! She shoots better than I Ha!
ashley (the long lost neice of CJ)
wow lol she is waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy better than me
and can youu tell her i said “”hi”
SSgtJ
Let this old former Marine say “Nice shooting Hannah.”
If our children are taught what guns are, what they can do, and how to respect them like CJ is doing, then we will have a safer society.
Note, I have NEVER seen a gun kill someone. I have seen MANY people kill someone using a gun. But the gun itself, will never ever fire itself. We must first … load it, then we usually have to chamber a round … well you know …
CJ
Thanks, my friend. I have taught my kids the importance and power of a gun. I have shown then on ranges their destructive power. I have also taught them the responsibility and purpose behind why I possess these guns. My kids know where the guns in my home are located and they know what to do if they need to use them.
The last time we went to the range, I laid the weapon on the table and just stared at it. After about a minute of just staring, Chris asked me what I was doing. I told him I was waiting for the gun to engage the targets. He asked if the gun could fire by itself and that is when I taught him the reality of “gun dangers”. People are dangerous. Guns are no more than sophisticated screwdrivers that only do what people manipulate them to do.
Carole
Good job Hannah. Keep practicing. You’ll be beating your dad in no time at all.