Gun Range Offers Birthday Parties For Children

Misfit

Misfit

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Family-friendly gun range offering birthday parties for kids | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Some 8-year-old kids might want a clown or a magician for their birthday party. The Eagle Gun Range in Lewisville, Texas is catering to a very different kind of kid.

The gun range now offers children as young as 8 the chance to celebrate their special day by pumping bullets out of cold, hard steel.

"The age limit is eight years old. You have to be tall enough to get above the shooting table,” Prince told WFAA. “They're not gonna be left unattended. Parents are gonna be one-on-one, or if there's not enough parents, we'll have range safety officers here to show them how to do it safely."
 
JoeRider

JoeRider

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Misfit said:
Family-friendly gun range offering birthday parties for kids | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Some 8-year-old kids might want a clown or a magician for their birthday party. The Eagle Gun Range in Lewisville, Texas is catering to a very different kind of kid.

The gun range now offers children as young as 8 the chance to celebrate their special day by pumping bullets out of cold, hard steel.

"The age limit is eight years old. You have to be tall enough to get above the shooting table,” Prince told WFAA. “They're not gonna be left unattended. Parents are gonna be one-on-one, or if there's not enough parents, we'll have range safety officers here to show them how to do it safely."
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We were shooting BB guns by 8. Even though I do not own a gun, understanding guns and gun safety at an early age is a good thing. Funny I would actually rather see a kid learning to use a gun at 8 then be on an ATV.
 
Pushrod

Pushrod

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Excellent! The younger you get them instructed in the safe handling of weapons and taking the mystique out of guns will reduce the chances of a negligent mishap happening when they are older. As soon as my boy is old enough to understand the four rules of firearm handling, he will be allowed to shoot his first rifle. I'm hoping between 3 and 4 years old.
 
libertytyranny

libertytyranny

Dream Stealer
That actually sounds like a total blast for kids! a good lesson, valuable skills, and of course its such a boy thing to walk around pretending to shoot stuff. I can imagine the obnoxious helicopter mommies when you send out the invitation :bigwhoop:

too bad they don't do that around here..can you imagine a gun range princess party? I would absolutely do that for my monster.
 
BOP

BOP

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Misfit said:
Family-friendly gun range offering birthday parties for kids | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

Some 8-year-old kids might want a clown or a magician for their birthday party. The Eagle Gun Range in Lewisville, Texas is catering to a very different kind of kid.

The gun range now offers children as young as 8 the chance to celebrate their special day by pumping bullets out of cold, hard steel.

"The age limit is eight years old. You have to be tall enough to get above the shooting table,” Prince told WFAA. “They're not gonna be left unattended. Parents are gonna be one-on-one, or if there's not enough parents, we'll have range safety officers here to show them how to do it safely."
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While I'm happy to see the range doing contingency planning, WTH drops their kid off at the gun range, of all places!?

I mean, the movies, the bowling alley, church...yeah, drop 'em off, hit the bar, okay. But a gun range!?
 
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nutz

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BOP said:
:eyebrow:

While I'm happy to see the range doing contingency planning, WTH drops their kid off at the gun range, of all places!?

I mean, the movies, the bowling alley, church...yeah, drop 'em off, hit the bar, okay. But a gun range!?
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Hmmm, it's OK to go out drinking, then drive with the kiddies in the car BUT taking the kid to learn how to safely handle a firearm isn't? :eyebrow:
 
BOP

BOP

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nutz said:
Hmmm, it's OK to go out drinking, then drive with the kiddies in the car BUT taking the kid to learn how to safely handle a firearm isn't? :eyebrow:
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Okay, I was beefing facsitious about the bar thing. WTH drops their kids off at the bar while they go do other things!?

:lol:
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
BOP said:
I mean, the movies, the bowling alley, church...yeah, drop 'em off, hit the bar, okay. But a gun range!?
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Why not? It is one place you can be sure they will be supervised and get instruction. Adults get supervised at gun ranges. Told the rules, shown around. I've been to a middle of nowhere range out West of San Antonio in the boonies and it was supervised. A friend of mine is a bow guy here in Fredneck and they are always doing shoots promoted specifically to kids. Plenty of parents are all too happy to drop them off having no one in their family anymore to teach them.

As some have mentioned, there are a bunch of good reasons to expose kids to guns.

:buddies:
 
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