An exciting day in a young girl's life...

[CZShooter]

First, let me set the stage by telling you that I am the father of 3 daughters ages 20, 18, and 13, as well as a 9 year old son. And, as you might have expected, my two younger daughters love to shoot.

My 18 year-old is taking a criminal justice class and went on a field-trip to the Berrien County court house here in SW Michigan. When she came home she was so excited, she could hardly contain herself. As part of her trip to the court house...she was allowed to handle one of the actual Thompson sub-machine guns used in the St. Valentines Day massacre by Al Capone's gang. She also learned how that was a major break-through in criminalistics as that was one of the first times science was used to match a bullet from a crime scene to the gun it was fired from.

She just couldn't quit talking about how cool those guns were, and how much she wanted to take it out and shoot it once.

That's my girl. 

[Walter45Auto]

Sounds like she was raised right! And Also, I'm Jealous!!! She got to handle a piece of history. Good for her!!!

[Dakotaranger]

Congrats on raising your kids right

  must have a Thompson

[johnsodl]

It sounds like she is a natural. 

I bet any one of us would have come home giddy as a school girl after handling that weapon.

[DDMac]

I have a request, although as a Dad, you may not wish to consider it. I would hesitate as well.

You have a daughter who has an interest in criminal justice.

 Please encourage her to pursue the profession. Get a degree, learn a foreign language, persevere in the hiring process and get on with a Federal agency. Work hard, stay honest to herself and her family values, rise up when ready, and do extraordinary things to make her Agency one to be proud of.
 
We here on this forum, in this family, all relate stories we have experienced or learned of where an Agency tramples the principles and ignores the responsibilities guaranteed to citizens in a free society. That will never change without GOOD people acting from within to effect progress. My very best to her and to you for your praiseworthy parenting.

Mac.

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[twyacht]

It sounds like she is a natural. 

I bet any one of us would have come home giddy as a school girl after handling that weapon.

Nice post. I bet the boys don't mess with them either. 

[m25operator]

I have a request, although as a Dad, you may not wish to consider it. I would hesitate as well.

You have a daughter who has an interest in criminal justice.

 Please encourage her to pursue the profession. Get a degree, learn a foreign language, persevere in the hiring process and get on with a Federal agency. Work hard, stay honest to herself and her family values, rise up when ready, and do extraordinary things to make her Agency one to be proud of.
 
We here on this forum, in this family, all relate stories we have experienced or learned of where an Agency tramples the principles and ignores the responsibilities guaranteed to citizens in a free society. That will never change without GOOD people acting from within to effect progress. My very best to her and to you for your praiseworthy parenting.

Mac.

DITTO, DDMAC,  how great is that???

[gunman1911]

I have a request, although as a Dad, you may not wish to consider it. I would hesitate as well.

You have a daughter who has an interest in criminal justice.

 Please encourage her to pursue the profession. Get a degree, learn a foreign language, persevere in the hiring process and get on with a Federal agency. Work hard, stay honest to herself and her family values, rise up when ready, and do extraordinary things to make her Agency one to be proud of.
 
We here on this forum, in this family, all relate stories we have experienced or learned of where an Agency tramples the principles and ignores the responsibilities guaranteed to citizens in a free society. That will never change without GOOD people acting from within to effect progress. My very best to her and to you for your praiseworthy parenting.

Mac.

  How could any body say it better!

[CZShooter]

I have a request, although as a Dad, you may not wish to consider it. I would hesitate as well.

You have a daughter who has an interest in criminal justice.

 Please encourage her to pursue the profession. Get a degree, learn a foreign language, persevere in the hiring process and get on with a Federal agency. Work hard, stay honest to herself and her family values, rise up when ready, and do extraordinary things to make her Agency one to be proud of.
 
We here on this forum, in this family, all relate stories we have experienced or learned of where an Agency tramples the principles and ignores the responsibilities guaranteed to citizens in a free society. That will never change without GOOD people acting from within to effect progress. My very best to her and to you for your praiseworthy parenting.

Mac.

Thanks, Mac...well put. Like any good 18 year old...I don't think she knows what she wants to do with her life, yet. I, of course, will support my daughter in whatever path she decides to choose. I think she may well be on her way into politics, though (I have my wife to thank for that). My wife and my daughter are both Republican deligates for our county, and are both on the ballot this fall for precinct deligates. They attended the Michigan Rebublican Convention this year and voted in the caucus. My daughter believes the system is broken...and the only way to fix it is to become part of the process.

[jnevis]

My daughter believes the system is broken...and the only way to fix it is to become part of the process.

I congratulate you and your family for doing the right thing.  there is no way to fix the problem by standing by and watching it.

On a side note my 14 y/o daughter has decided that she wants to learn to shoot too.  She has proven herself with a G-17 and 1911 but is getting her own (unless she stops using it, then its her mom's) M&P-9 that she swears to turn pink when she can.