For all those who think thay can not handle a .45

[winnie_the_pooh]

[youtube][/youtube]

[inplainsight]

Very cool kid!

[shooter]

Gr8 vid

[Vikram]

Impressive.

[Sakobav]

aah thats great which country is it..

[xl_target]

Look like the Phillipines.
What is amazing is the absolute sureness of his gun handling; grip, magazine changes, muzzle awarenss, etc.
He would put many adults to shame. Kudos to his parents and trainers.

[dr.jayakumar]

this kid is sure more experienced than many of us here?
regards
dr.jk

[ranjit.jagtap]

Dear Guns,

I mean no disrespect to anyone or anyone’s opinion. Please do not misunderstand me, but personally I feel that kids the age of the one shown in the video should not be allowed or encouraged to handle or operate firearms. I think there should be a specific age limit over which an individual can be allowed access to firearms or be allowed to be trained, handle and operate firearms safely. My kid is just a little over the age of the kid shown in the video. But I never allow him to handle or operate my firearm. I will do so when he will be at least 18 years of age when he can receive proper training to responsibly handle weapons. Individuals should first develop a sense of responsibility within themselves and only thereafter they be allowed accesses to firearms. Anyway I do not wish to take it away from the kid. Kudos to the kid for such excellent skill.

Cheers....
Ranjit

[TC]

Friends,
I completely agree with Ranjit Jagtap. It is quite obvious that its the kid's parents who wanted to see their son shoot a pistol and let the world watch. He must have started practicing under their guidance at least a year before this video was shot. This kid (and others) should be allowed to grow up and attain the age where they can decide for themselves whether they want to pick up a pistol or a paintbrush. Just because most kids love to play with toy guns does not mean they should be given real ones. No matter how much parents may talk to their children about responsibility that comes with guns nobody should deny that a kid with a weapon knows very well that in his hands he holds the power to destroy and kill. What this can do to a child's brain and way of thinking as he grows up is anybody's guess. If 90 of such kids grow up into responsible citizens, 10 end up shooting people in public schools and movie theaters.

XL is right. The video was shot in Philippines where the gun culture is somewhat similar to what we see in the US albeit with many restrictions.

One more thing. Although the boy was firing a .45, from the recoil and report it seemed it was either fitted with a .22 (or maybe 380) conversion kit or loaded with low pressure rounds and fitted with a soft recoil spring. I am just guessing. I had taken part in a similar drill at Manila in 2001. They hold separate events for different categories of people, even journalists and foreigners. Did not see any children at that time though. Philippinos love two things - guns and modern western music - more than everything else.

Cheers

TC

[FN-Five-Seven]

Dear Guns,

I mean no disrespect to anyone or anyone’s opinion. Please do not misunderstand me, but personally I feel that kids the age of the one shown in the video should not be allowed or encouraged to handle or operate firearms. I think there should be a specific age limit over which an individual can be allowed access to firearms or be allowed to be trained, handle and operate firearms safely. My kid is just a little over the age of the kid shown in the video. But I never allow him to handle or operate my firearm. I will do so when he will be at least 18 years of age when he can receive proper training to responsibly handle weapons. Individuals should first develop a sense of responsibility within themselves and only thereafter they be allowed accesses to firearms. Anyway I do not wish to take it away from the kid. Kudos to the kid for such excellent skill.

Cheers....
Ranjit

[Mack The Knife]

You guys are advocating that children should be kept away from shooting sports? That's down right ridiculous!

[brihacharan]

You guys are advocating that children should be kept away from shooting sports? That's down right ridiculous!

> Agree with you Mack only to an extent - The Kid in the video could not be more than 7 or 8 yrs old & that's a tad too EARLY.
> I think early teens could be an ideal age to induct them into shooting sports.
Briha

[Mack The Knife]

I was shooting a 12g shotgun by age eight. My children started when they were even younger.

[skeetshot]

Interesting discussion here on kids and guns.

FWIW, my son was shooting from the age of 7. He took to the shotgun at 8 (410) and the 12 bore at 10.

At 13 he was the National Junior Champion in skeet.

He was issued an arms licence at 14, Delhi Police.

One day, when his friends were over, I overheard him talking to them about "responsibility" and that having an arms license means being responsible.

Cannot say whether it was because of early exposure to guns or what.

[TC]

You guys are advocating that children should be kept away from shooting sports? That's down right ridiculous!

> Agree with you Mack only to an extent - The Kid in the video could not be more than 7 or 8 yrs old & that's a tad too EARLY.
> I think early teens could be an ideal age to induct them into shooting sports.
Briha

Brihaji.... this is precisely what I meant.

Mack, I don't think what that kid was doing (or rather being encouraged and pushed to do) has anything to do with any international shooting sport.
If his parents are so keen to see their child grow up to become a great shooter they should have bought him an air rifle or a BB gun.

I was eight when I first fired a handgun.... a 9 mm Luger P'o8 that belonged to my uncle who held a PB licence.... It was the beginning of a journey that you cannot possibly imagine. By 15, I could handle any revolver, pistol and rifle - such was the environment and influence of people I grew up with. Believe me except for bragging like an idiot before you right now I don't think I did anything great on that day I fired that Luger. What I wrote earlier goes a little beyond firing guns and shooting sports.


TC