Bearing Arms:
Okay, it’s not exactly a 2nd Amendment summer camp. There’s no craft session on building your own AR-15, or low-light shoots after s’mores around the campfire, for example. The Bossier Parish, Louisiana Sheriff’s Office did put together something great for kids 10-14 this summer, however: the summer Shooting Sports Program, a free event for local youth to teach them how to be safe and responsible around firearms, while also introducing them to the shooting sports.
“We targeted kids 10 to 14 years old because they become curious about guns,” Deputy James Lonadier explained. “It’s important to teach them how serious guns are to use and their importance.”
But this wasn’t a dry, boring lecture about gun safety. more
If I was young-er I would take a gun smithing course. Will come in very handy one day.
They need a multi-year camping program – work ’em from .22 rifle and .410 shotguns, to Garands and 12 gauge shotguns, to AR’s and pistols, & then to reloading – so that when they’re in THEIR mid-20’s, they DON’T have a degree in underwater basketweaving, $100k of student loan debt, and expertise in “Doritoes, Mountain Dew, and World of Warcraft in Mommy’s Basement 101.” 🙄
When I was young, this was an almost mandatory (for boys) class in the 6th grade.