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1. This definitely helped. You could consider me one of your “target audience”. I am about to take a hunter’s safety course as well (In a different state). But you painted a good picture of what I would get out of the course. Thanks!

2. You did a great job on your article, LiberT.Y. And compliments to your parents for teaching you the importance of firearm saftey as well as sharing your experience.

3. I’m glad you got to shoot more than 1 round of ammo, and to handle more than just a shotgun. I’ve been told that here in Tennessee that’s all you get, 1 round of shotgun. I’m told that is because the classes have 400+ per class.

   I’m old, but I know I’d like to attend the course for the book knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

4. I enjoyed reading this article especially knowing that a 13-year old wrote it. Well done.

   He/she provides a great example of how intrusive government is in our lives today. Younger people such as the author know of nothing different. Fortunately someone has taught this boy or girl to think ‘liberty’ and question the status quo.

5. Excellent job well written and thought out. I wouldn’t have guessed you were 13 if you hadn’t told me.

6. This about 10x more hands on than mine in MO. You may have actually learned something. Ours was done by conservation agents and really focused more on game laws than safety. Probably reflects my rural area and its attitudes though as as deer and turkey seasons only slow down but never actually stop in the minds of the locals.

7. Excellent article. It is a shame that the NRA and others have to spend so much money trying to protect our rights that firearms training of our youth and others is suffering. Could this be part of a solution to some of the violence perpetrated upon society? Bans and other illegal solutions proposed by liberals are very ineffective, and I submit that there may be a lot more logical solutions. Bans are just another failure to a problem but the liberals excel at failure, repeat the same , repeat the same again with rhetoric being more important that results. They also are very good at ignoring the fact that you cannot fix some diseased minds or all of the worlds problems. Kudos to the men and women that donate their time and energy to proper firearms training, they are a part of the solution as illustrated by the thoughtful work of this author.

8. I totally support the hunter safety classes. All 5 of our children attended and I brought 3 neighbor kids with me to. Here in Montana it’s free. Everyone should attend. Hunter or not.

9. As a young man, I took the standard (no such thing) hunter’s safety course in California. It was a good course. This would be back in 94,California would allow you to get a hunting license by showing proof of a past license, even from another State. I don’t believe it’s like that any more.
   When hunting season came around my 12 year old son asked me if he could go. I told him, of course he could go, but he was sad that he couldn’t hunt. So I took him in tow down to the hardware store it was, at the time. I told the clerk behind the register that this was my son, he’s had a license before, and gosh darn if he didn’t lose it. I poduced the fee and they printed a hunting license.
   My son didn’t have to provide a license from a previous year. He had no ID. I didn’t even have to prove he was my son. You’ld never get away with that, out in California, today.
   We’ve had many wonderful quail and deer hunts together altough it’s been years.

10. This young man should consider attending a Project Appleseed marksmanship clinic. Hunter safety is excellent at teaching safety but Project Appleseed is the next level in firearms education. It’s not only for young people but for everyone.

11. Great job young man!

12. I was encouraged that this very mature 13 year old took the time and effort to share their experience on this topic. Thanks! It got me thinking of a future time when I will take my now 5 year old to a hunter’s safety class.

    It was also extremely encouraging to know young people are reading and taking part in SurvivalBlog.

13. Thanks a lot for the article. You’re on the right track for a kid your age. I’m glad yours was good; not all firearm classes are competently done. The guy who was running the hunter’s ed my brothers and I took was functionally illiterate, and kept flagging people. I’ve been thinking that I’m not experienced enough to write an article for SB at 18, but you’ve changed my mind. Keep it up.

14. I want you to ask yourself every time you deal with the State, what is it exactly that makes the person you’re dealing with superior to you that you would ask them for anything, let alone permission.

    Somebody once asked me if I had a weapons permit. The answer should always be the same; why would I seek another man’s permission?

    Good article. Second the notion that you attend Appleseed next.

    1. Because not every society wants every Person driving, doing surgery etc. on his own authority.
       Could you prove you´ve the character, personality and skill to be trusted to carry responsible or do you accept to be hanged if you acted otherwise?

15. Well written! Enjoyed the article!!

16. I do not support a hunter education requirement because it is an impediment to hunting for a lot of people. This causes less gun ownership and plays into the gun control agenda. If you don’t have an outlet to shoot the gun many people will eventually get rid of it felling it is not really needed and if young people don’t get into hunting they probably won’t buy a gun. This weakens are second amendment rights. If you want to take a class that is fine but it should not be a requirement.

    1. Educating yourself about a subject of interest should not be looked upon as wrong.

       The biggest impediment to hunting I see is leasing of land to companies that then mark up their price to hunt.

       1. Travis I didn’t say educating yourself is wrong. I said I am against being forced to take their classes. I shouldn’t be required to ask anyone for permission to be able to hunt legally. If you want to take their classes knock yourself out.

17. Awesome job young man. Now if you could convince your school peers about guns not being the problem but the lack of care and reverence for guns this would be an article for Congress to read on the Senate floor.

    Goos job and god bless.

18. I think that your hunter safety course was time well spent and it sounds like you’ve learned a lot of useful information. I took the course with my young son years ago but honestly I set there mad the whole time because I didn’t feel that I or my son should have to ask the government’s permission to enjoy the God given right to hunt and take game to nourish our bodies. In fact I almost stood up in front of everyone in the class and ask the instructor that question. But I kept my mouth shut and played nice.

    1. Because every hunter has the god given Duty to give his game at least the respect to kill it as cleanly and painless as possible and not to put the lifes of his fellow men in any danger?

19. Great job – thanks for writing!

20. Excellent! Keep learning, stay safe and carry on young fellow.

21. Loved the article! (Keep writing, Liber T.Y.)

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