General Chat

own and use an air rifle ?..
Kim x

No I wouldn't xx

No

NO.

Marion

No, absolutely not.

Mary

no way

Karen x

OK , what if he became a member of a local air gun league and was only allowed to use it when he attended ? ..

No way, too many silly accidents can happen when they get carried away or show off with their mates, or their mates get hold of it.
Poor little cat injured recently round this way - it is awful.
Lizx

Depends on where he was going to use it.

I would personally encourage it to be done properly. An air rifle is no more dangerous than many other things - its just the connotations that go with it.

I would if it was in the appropriate place
with fully trained people.
Rosex
i wouldnt let the use it in the back garden to shoot at the nasty neighbours lol
That was a joke

No

Err no.

My son was lent one at a younger age than that and I went crazy. Especially after he damaged a neighbour's garage door which he had to pay for the repair of!!!!!

Too easy to have a possibly terrible mishap.

Sue x

Maybe if only allowed to use it under extreme supervision but would still be wary and it would have to be under lock and key at all other times and would make sure he didn't use it enroute to the club.
Lizx

Now theres a deadly mixture
teenagers and air rifles lol
I had one when I was 16 but
me dad quickly made it disappear
no he was not a magician
but probably stopped me getting,
into trouble.

Ray

Just got your last post.

Yes, let him go. Its a great way to teach youngsters discipline. Far better than hanging round street corners or being tempted to mix with the wrong sorts.

I've had air rifles since I was old enough to walk .......

:-)

my 12 year old daughter has one. OH & I have a gun licence, the guns are kept in a locked cupboard and only I have access to the keys. We have a friend who owns a rifle range and the guns are only used there under adult supervision. Although I have other kids she is the only one interested in this.

Yes and my son does have and use a gun

but

it is locked away untill he is taken to an organised shoot where a responsible adult teaches him how to use a gun in a safe and respectful manner.

Yes, if properly supervised, my 17 year old has one but is only allowed to use it in certain places when supervised.

Caz x

Eldests boyfriends and mates go shooting but they are all responsible and they are only 16 and as far as I know have gone for a while presuming at first with adults.


If its with responsible adults and they are responsible lads then I would allow it

Thanks .. son has bought one off the internet without permission , OH has gone nuts .. my thoughts are that if he wants to learn to shoot he learns to do it responsibly and under supervision . Son is banned from using it at the moment .
It,s only cheap and not powerful , but I live in the country and I was taught how to use a gun ...
Have told him that if he wants to continue .. ie shoot rabbits etc with a proper gun once he is responsible, it means a clean kill , anything he kills must be edible , he will then have to butcher it and then cook it ...
Kim