GT>While we're on the subject, though, how many other people here think, as 
we
 >that firearms and other weapons training _should_ be a mandantory part of
 >homeschooling or other educational curriculae?
 RL> I hope you are not serious.  :( I for one believe if you want to do
 RL> anything like this it should be in self defence training and I don't
 RL> mean with weapons - Karate, Judo, Wendo, etc. and then you would want
 RL> to have trained by an expert.
    
 I agree with you here.  Teach a child to stay away from weapons and
 OUT of the gun cabinet and not to play with children who play with real
 guns, but other than that, leave the shooting and the understanding of
 it, to the adults...
                                    
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