taking a minor to shoot

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mekender
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taking a minor to shoot

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ok, i am a NRA certified pistol instructor... what kind of issues will i deal with if i am giving instructions to a person under 18 that isnt family?

specifically i have a 17 year old that is in my physics class that wants to start working on marksmanship to help prepare him for the USAF boot camp... he already has his pilot's license so i have no doubts as to his ability to be responsible and mature.

should i insist on a signed release from one of his parents?
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Interesting. I have taken 2 kids, at separate times, to the range, and taught them the basics. One was 10 and one was 13.

Never thought about any issues. The parents were cool with it, and the range(s) never blinked.

I took them both to a local indoor range, and one of them ultimately went trap shooting with me on several occasions.

And that's here in San Diego.
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If you're worried, take one of the parents with you or go to a range that requires signed releases to shoot there.

I'm not sure how much reliance I'd put on a release I'd cobbled up myself. Does the NRA have a standard release form you could use?
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This whole concept pisses me off. You don't need a release to teach your 10-year old how to use a chainsaw...or a table saw. How many 10-year olds know how to operate their dad's tractor out on the farm?

Yeah yeah, I know...preaching to the choir...
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drice wrote:This whole concept pisses me off. You don't need a release to teach your 10-year old how to use a chainsaw...or a table saw. How many 10-year olds know how to operate their dad's tractor out on the farm?

Yeah yeah, I know...preaching to the choir...
but its not my kid.. so that makes it much different
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mekender wrote:
drice wrote:This whole concept pisses me off. You don't need a release to teach your 10-year old how to use a chainsaw...or a table saw. How many 10-year olds know how to operate their dad's tractor out on the farm?

Yeah yeah, I know...preaching to the choir...
but its not my kid.. so that makes it much different
Maybe, but as I said...the 2 kids I took shooting weren't my kids either.
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Times have changed, which suck, but lets live with it and do the right thing now... Get a release or something in writing from a parent. He is still their charge, and it is not worth getting in trouble over. If they let him fly, they should not have a problem I would think.
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Offer to take his folks with you. Might get some converts out of the deal.
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...specifically i have a 17 year old that is in my physics class...
Not as a firearms enthusiast, but as a teacher (if you are one, too): I wouldn't spent 3 and a half seconds with anyone under 18, ever, for any reason.
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workinwifdakids wrote:
...specifically i have a 17 year old that is in my physics class...
Not as a firearms enthusiast, but as a teacher (if you are one, too): I wouldn't spent 3 and a half seconds with anyone under 18, ever, for any reason.
A wise policy in this day and age which is why I suggested inviting the kids folks. As stated in another thread - just the mere accusation is enough to ruin your life and it just ain't worth it.
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