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In reply to the discussion: How many of you have ever fired a gun? [View all]Tracer
(2,769 posts)I was about 9 years old and was with an extended family's Thanksgiving gathering at my uncle's inn in northern New Hampshire.
I picked up a rifle that was leaning next to a fireplace and aimed it at a small cousin. My mother and aunts were horrified, and immediately took it away with the usual "don't ever point a gun..."
Later that day, my Dad asked me if I'd really like to shoot a gun. Excited at the prospect, I jumped at the chance. Dad and my uncles took me out to the field and set up a tin can target and handed me a double-barreled shotgun.
Ever the wanna-be cowgirl, I hoisted the heavy thing to my shoulder, took aim, pulled the trigger and .....BLAM!!!
That thing kicked me the shoulder so hard that I fell over backwards into the frozen dirt.
My dad and uncles stood over me silently as I picked myself up. Quite a lesson.
I've never wanted to shoot a gun again.