Chaz
trouble is ya get to start with a REAL gun. You should have to carry a rubber band gun <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />, then a cork gun, then a bb gun, then a slingshot and finally a real internal combustion gun, but only after training and I mean if virtual hunting caught on - like cop training where they go into a room with props and movies and you have to decide quickly what to shoot and what not - hunters would be more prepared for the reality. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Problem is you start with a firearm and learn common sense later. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />But is it any scarrier than giving kids the keys to a car? Cars do kill more people than guns... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

When I was a 15 year old kid I would throw my rifle over my shoulder, grab a box of shells, and ride my bicycle a mile and a half across town to the NRA shoot every Wednesaday night. Believe me, I was taught and had it drilled in that you NEVER point a gun at anything you do not intend to kill and you must clearly identify the target and have a clear known safe backdrop for your bullet to go into if you miss. Many hunters are too excited about "getting something" to operate safely. They assume they bullet will only hit its intended target.
Jim YMMV <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />