First Time Shooting a MiniGun

[jetfire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNbBYwD472w

[Mithrandir]

Kids of that age should be out playing other stuff.

[jim]

"So son, when you see those foreigners coming over the border..."



I can't believe that anyone would think that's a good idea, in any sense of the word, but there you go. Bizarre.

[5cupa]

"so son, when you see those foreigners coming over the border..."



I can't believe that anyone would think that's a good idea, in any sense of the word, but there you go. Bizarre.

lets hope he doesent want to become a postman, whilst thoughts of miniguns harbour in the back of his mind

[stavroshamster]

Oh, it's in America, I thought all kids did this on their second birthday?

[alsenior]

to be fair i don't think this is a bad thing. it's ,not like he just been handed the gun and been left to go wild. he is n a controlled environment and there are plenty f well trained adult around including one to take control should something go wrong

[this_is_gav]

to be fair i don't think this is a bad thing. it's ,not like he just been handed the gun and been left to go wild. he is n a controlled environment and there are plenty f well trained adult around including one to take control should something go wrong

And when he becomes a teenager and still loves guns?

It's like when dad takes you to a formula 1 race and all you want from then on is to be a racing driver.

[DDY]

My mum let me pick flowers when I was 3, I'm now a professional florist.

[alsenior]

And when he becomes a teenager and still loves guns?

It's like when dad takes you to a formula 1 race and all you want from then on is to be a racing driver.

if thats the case if your dad is a responsible parent he will train you in a way that keep you safe and allows you to to get to know your tools well.

Same here just because the child is around guns from a young age does not mean that they will grow up to be a irresponsible gun owner. so long as the child is taught proper handling and maintenance techniques and is taught to respect the gun i see no reason that a child cannot be around guns in a safe environment

[this_is_gav]

same here just because the child is around guns from a young age does not mean that they will grow up to be a irresponsible gun owner.

No, of course, but that's not to say he won't be in the minority of irresponsible ones, and it's hardly discouragement.

My mum let me pick flowers when I was 3, I'm now a professional florist.

[jetfire]

it's hardly discouragement.

it costs 750 dollars a minute to play with one of those things

[TooNice]

No, of course, but that's not to say he won't be in the minority of irresponsible ones, and it's hardly discouragement.

Keeping in mind that gun possession are part of the US culture, discouragement (of possession, not irresponsible use) is probably not their biggest concerns. I should also note that my parents couldn't have been more discouraging about video games, yet it only had the opposite effect on me.

[samcross]

"Oh noes!!!111!!1 Its a columbine!!11!1!111"

Relax, its not like he's shooting it at his mum or something. He's having some fun with his dad in a controlled environment. Not all Americans are gun toting maniacs that want to kill stuff.

[this_is_gav]

"Oh noes!!!111!!1 Its a columbine!!11!1!111"

Relax, its not like he's shooting it at his mum or something. He's having some fun with his dad in a controlled environment. Not all Americans are gun toting maniacs that want to kill stuff.

Congratulations for missing the point in spectacular style.

I'm not saying he's going to end up as a disaster case, just as I, as a motorsport fan, am extremely considerate and stick to speed limits on the road. I realise it's a different culture of course, and while doing this in the presence of a 3 year old wouldn't be so bad (you could take a 3 year old to some clay-pigeon shooting without much or any fallout) getting him to actually fire a minigun... that's all he's going to be thinking of for weeks.

To my knowledge, the majority of Americans don't have an obsession with guns - it's for 'protection', status or sport - but letting a 3 year old kid fire a minigun... in all likelihood he's going to either be petrified of guns or develop an obsession (maybe too strong a word), and if he does develop an obsession at that age, he's more likely to become wayward in later life than he would have been had he not been there or spent some shells.

[chuckskull]

By this logic no-one should take their kids to the zoo, in case they become fierce predatory carnivores or grow up to become a serial poo slinger. There's some ridiculous assumptions in this thread.

I dont know how many of you have met a lad under 10, most are obsessed with guns and soldiers at some point. Doesn't mean they all become murdering psycho's. How many of us had action men, plastic M16's and air rifles?

The kid was obviously keen for a go and the company that made the gun allowed him too, in a very safe environment. At the end he had a big smile on his face. I don't think this event is going to traumatise him for life, if I can join in the amateur psychology for a moment.

Also, he's 3 years old, to him it's still 'a gun', just like a BB gun is 'a gun'. He has no concept of comparative fire-power and destructive potential, those are all considerations you make as adults, but a child does not understand, which is why you don't let them near anything more dangerous than a water pistol without very close supervision.

If he ever becomes violent, insane or just plain criminal, it will be because of bad experiences in his life, not because of the fun day he spent with his dad at a gun show.

[TeePee]

If his parents enjoy attending shooting competitions (I notice that was from the Larue multi-gun comp) then the chances are they'll teach their son to be a safe and competent sportsman. He might be the next US Olympic shooting gold medal winner, or the next Henry Bowman, or maybe he'll lose interest as he grows up. We don't know, but either way it looks like he had fun, so where's the problem?