Thread: OH FFS

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...ep-them-active

If more people / children are introduced to firearms in a safe manner then this must be a good thing.

Not sure about the photographer taking a photo from the target looking towards shooters.....

I agree we dont need an American gun culture,NZ has its own proud gun culture and history.

Yeah I saw that too, more anti gun crap from stuff. Nz will never have an "American gun culture" due to a fairly robust licensing system and no first amendment etc

Originally Posted by mawzer308

Yeah I saw that too, more anti gun crap from stuff. Nz will never have an "American gun culture" due to a fairly robust licensing system and no first amendment etc

Second.

But yes, more respect to the fact you must maintain fit and proper vs the RIGHT.

Tabloids got to have their click bait though to make their money

I think it could be a good thing if taught responsibly. Risk assessment is not taught these days. Kids are wrapped in cotton wool, but are given a high powered car when they turn 16 or 18.
Buy the slug rifle, teach them, supervision is key. Buy them a pocket knife, teach them risk assessment. New zealand was built by no.8 wire, 303's, and a can do attitude( well, south zealand anyway).
Wringing of hands and worrying them to death doesn't work.
Stop our kids turning into hippy frontbums now.

I feel for the guy who lost his son to an air rifle shot, but also have to wonder if closer supervision and more education would have prevented it.
Plenty of youngster are killed and injured on the roads each year, but I don't hear the parents demanding that we ban motor vehicles.

Originally Posted by Pengy

I feel for the guy who lost his son to an air rifle shot, but also have to wonder if closer supervision and more education would have prevented it.

There was way more to that case than an "accidental discharge".

Plenty of youngster are killed and injured on the roads each year, but I don't hear the parents demanding that we ban motor vehicles.

Like my neighbour: Went off the deep end at me when I offered (to the husband) to take them to the small bore range. Kids were like 8 and 10, would have loved it. Nope, she lost her shit in a big way. Same stupid bint drives her two kids around on bald-as-fuck tyres on both their vehicles (a Captiva and a Passat), for well over a year. The Captiva was so bad you couldn't see a tread pattern anymore. But no, I'm the devil. Unreal.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Like my neighbour: Went off the deep end at me when I offered (to the husband) to take them to the small bore range. Kids were like 8 and 10, would have loved it. Nope, she lost her shit in a big way. Same stupid bint drives her two kids around on bald-as-fuck tyres on both their vehicles (a Captiva and a Passat), for well over a year. The Captiva was so bad you couldn't see a tread pattern anymore. But no, I'm the devil. Unreal.

What a stupid tart, people like that have no idea. Clearly brain-washed by daytime tv.

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

What a stupid tart, people like that have no idea. Clearly brain-washed by daytime tv.

Bingo, they are employed in TV industry

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

What a stupid tart, people like that have no idea. Clearly brain-washed by daytime tv.

shes entitled to her view on firearms and her kids being around them ,that doesnt make her a stupid tart but driving on bald tyres makes her a fuckwit stupid tart.

Originally Posted by Pengy

I feel for the guy who lost his son to an air rifle shot, but also have to wonder if closer supervision and more education would have prevented it.
Plenty of youngster are killed and injured on the roads each year, but I don't hear the parents demanding that we ban motor vehicles.

My thoughts exactly.

People get run over on the roads, they teach road safety at school. People drown in rivers and ocean, they teach water safety and swimming. None of these things are asked to be banned. Firearms use used to be taught in schools.

People have been killed here with axes, hammers and baseball bats, yet trees, buildings and baseball have not been asked to be banned. There have been a number of deaths with trees falling on people in the logging industry and log cartage accidents where safety awareness in now being taken more seriously. Why is it that firearms, where comparatively there are few deaths, are there calls for so many more restrictions?

Originally Posted by gadgetman

My thoughts exactly.

People get run over on the roads, they teach road safety at school. People drown in rivers and ocean, they teach water safety and swimming. None of these things are asked to be banned. Firearms use used to be taught in schools.

People have been killed here with axes, hammers and baseball bats, yet trees, buildings and baseball have not been asked to be banned. There have been a number of deaths with trees falling on people in the logging industry and log cartage accidents where safety awareness in now being taken more seriously. Why is it that firearms, where comparatively there are few deaths, are there calls for so many more restrictions?

could it be that "man hit by car" does not sell as many papers as Man Shot" (accidentally or otherwise)

Originally Posted by mikee

could it be that "man hit by car" does not sell as many papers as Man Shot" (accidentally or otherwise)

Not only is a death by motor vehicle not a big seller for the papers, it is simply something we have come to accept as almost the norm. Very sad

Originally Posted by gadgetman

My thoughts exactly.

People get run over on the roads, they teach road safety at school. People drown in rivers and ocean, they teach water safety and swimming. None of these things are asked to be banned. Firearms use used to be taught in schools.

People have been killed here with axes, hammers and baseball bats, yet trees, buildings and baseball have not been asked to be banned. There have been a number of deaths with trees falling on people in the logging industry and log cartage accidents where safety awareness in now being taken more seriously. Why is it that firearms, where comparatively there are few deaths, are there calls for so many more restrictions?

@gadgetman

Gun City should perhaps have urged parents to get their kids interested in guns, not for its own sake, but because it is a safer interest than pony riding, rugby, fast or slow cars, motorbikes, mountain bikes, skateboarding, couch fat kid potatoing etc.

One main reason that shooting is much safer is of course that most don't need reminders they easily kill.