[cuban leaf]

Time to put an end to making guns that kids can easily mistake for toys

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I think they mean that it’s time to put an end to making toys that kids can easily mistake for real guns. Not that I’ve ever seen such a toy. When I was in 3rd grade back in 1963, my uncle let me shoot a 1911. It felt like no toy or even BB gun I’d ever held in my hand.

It also practically took my arm off when I fired it. I carried that memory to adulthood when, at age 43, I fired a handgun for the second time in my life. I was 6’1” and in very good shape (hit the gym daily and bicycle commuted to my job). My friend handed me his Glock 17. I cringed and pulled the trigger...and it was no big deal. With two magazines, every shot but one was within a 5” oval at the standard range distance.

It’s why I now carry a Glock 19.

[Wonder Warthog]

"When I was in 3rd grade back in 1963, my uncle let me shoot a 1911. It felt like no toy or even BB gun I’d ever held in my hand."

This is precisely how my dad introduced me to gun safety back in 1951 (when I was four). The gun was a .22, so recoil wasn't an issue, but the difference between the real thing and my toy guns was imprinted on all senses..visual, aural and tactile. "I" never had any problem distinguishing real from toy after that one exposure.

[GailA]

Hubby had a single shot .22 rifle, it put MEAT on the table, they were to poor to afford.

He carried a 9 mm Ruger as an adult, I carry a S & W hammerless .38 SP Airweight, snubnose, But I’m only 5 ft. Tare in shoulder, messed up surigically Dominate Right hand, so the ability to pull trigger, recoil was the deciding factor.

And a gun safe when the 3.5 yr old grandaugter comes visiting. She can now open doors, so Meds get locked up too.