Many of us can credit our initial firearms encounters to family members who wanted to ensure that experience was positive — the parent who took us to the range for the first time, the uncle who took us hunting, the grandparent who gave us a 22. Ask yourself what your perspective might’ve become without those formative experiences. It’s pretty clear that many of those who didn’t became just another vitriolic protestor who thinks activism is a sure way to gain acceptance with the in-crowd. Raise your hand if you know lots of people who started forming false assumptions about firearms because they never had any formal exposure to what they’d like to pretend they’re an expert on. We thought so …
The only way to preserve our rights is by getting younger generations involved early on, lest they grow up to become one of the many narrow-minded adults who were brainwashed by ignorance. Autumn Fry, her father Randy, and mom Lindsay couldn’t agree more. At 8 years old, the amount of followers her YouTube channel, Autumn’s Armory, has already amassed reaffirms the notion that starting them young is a good thing. By the time Autumn is 18, she’ll have had more experience with firearms than many adults. There’s something to be said for that.
Ask yourself how many schools still offer shooting sports as part of the curriculum, where that number was 10
