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That First Gun

by Don Bekeleski

This is the greatest holiday season of them all. It's a time when family feels really close together and the spirits of most people are at a high point of the year. Everyone seems to be thinking of what they will buy their favorite friend, and what would the kids really like, that would make it a very memorable Christmas. As an adult looking back on all those years, I can think of one gift I always wanted to receive from my parents but never got it. That gift was a gun of my very own. Even today as an adult I wish once my wife and family would have purchased some gun I really wanted to own. If your son or daughter is at the age where they enjoy shooting, believe me if you want to see them go wild with excitement on Christmas day, buy them that gun.

Parents sometimes sit and ponder if it's the right time to buy this gift. If your son or daughter loves to shoot when you take them out, this is the right time. I have heard it said if you don't get your child really interested in shooting before age sixteen, they will find other interests. We need to have more children involved in the shooting sports! We need more young folks telling other young folks the fun and excitement there is in shooting to help correct the false ideas they may be getting from teachers or other adults.

When you were young, did you want to hear what your friends had to say about having fun or what adults were telling you what was not fun? The future of the shooting sports lies in the hands of our youth! There are very reasonable guns for $100-$200 range for beginners. You don't need the best for starters. Whatever it is, I guarantee you they will fondle it over and over trying to realize it really is their personal firearm. Make sure you disguise the box somehow! If it is long like a firearm it will be a sure giveaway to them.

You definitely will receive the biggest hug you ever got from them. It's not like they are on their own and can take it out to show their friends. You will have the control over that. A simple 22 rifle for $150.00 will send the goosebumps up and down his or her spine. Don't pass up an opportunity to really have a special Christmas for your child. It's a great chance to be really close. Those moments don't come every day, so make this one happen!

Don Bekeleski

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