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In reply to the discussion: Can you imagine believing this? [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)28. First, this is not a "protected group".
        First, this is not a "protected group". Everyone is welcome to post here regardless of stance in this issue.
"does that include parents who teach gun safety, marksmanship, or hunting?" That's so goofy a question it refuses dignification. 
Only if one ignores the things anti-gunners have said over the years, is this 'goofy'.
But since you want to get kids involved - all kids get basic fundamental gun safety classes and after twelve gun safety/shooting permits with classes, bring back the single shot .410 and single shot .22 until 16. 
I've said many times, that gun safety should be taught in high school. Universally.
You'd have to have 2000 plus hours to set hair in Texas. How about 200 hrs of training and range practice prior to owning a big gun? 
Setting hair in Texas isn't a constitutionally protected civil right. Gun ownership, on the other hand, is.
Forget registration. The anti-gunners have already shown how they'd use it, multiple times.
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