Gun Safety

Here are a few snap shots showing Dave, A.J. and me going over gun safety.  Dave got a .45 for Christmas this year from his loving wife and so I promised him that I would try and get some "action" shots while he was shooting the gun.  I thought it might be fun to try my hand at it as well.  Although it might be surprising to some, this was not my first time shooting a gun...Ok, it was my second...lol

So this first picture shows the boys going over gun safety and the rules of handling any gun. The gun wasn't loaded, but Dave was showing A.J. how to do it all. This was A.J.'s first time with a gun.

Next, Dave and A.J. loaded the two cartridges for the gun and got it all put together.

Finally, they each got to take a turn at shooting at the target. They both each had direct hits! They were aiming at fruit cocktail cans and an empty glass bottle. Dave glanced off of the bottle and put a bullet through one of the cans. A.J. also hit one of the cans.

After all of the fun, I just couldn't resist myself and asked for Dave to get the gun ready for me so I could shoot a few. Not sure if any of you have ever done it before, but that first shot really takes it out of you! It's very different than they make it seem on T.V. and after doing something like that it sobers you up very quickly. I'm not a huge proponent of guns, however I make myself aware of gun safety and since I have guns in my house I make sure to make it the safest environment I can. We lock our guns in a gun safe and only take them out when they are being used for sport/hunting/cleaning. I don't even know the combo to the lock on the safe, and I prefer to keep it that way. I pray that we never ever have to use them for defense or anything else...I'm not even sure I could do it!  Anyway, I'll leave you today with the last photo, the one of me attempting to shoot the gun! Enjoy!