I have a niece and nephew. Both are in their mid-late 20's now and living their own lives. But while they were still at home going to high school, I took them shooting at two different places. I took my niece to the local indoor range in Easton, PA (
Heritage Guild). I took my nephew to an outdoor clay range (oddly enough, sponsored and regulated by the state to help hunters practice and get their PRNJ Hunters license).
Both seemed to enjoy the Hell out of it when I was doing it. Even the clay range master said about my nephew, "That kid is a natural." I had both of them take the handgun training course at Heritage Guild. I even had my mother take that same course. At the time, Mom owned a Walther P22 pistol. More on this, later. It seems that my niece, oddly enough, was way more accurate with my 1911 .45acp than with the .22LR revolver they loaned her for the class. Much tighter groups, etc. She was upset when we ran out of .45acp ammo (I let her shoot all of it). All of this was before I GTFO'ed the PRNJ and moved to FL.
Fast forward, a bit, and for both their college graduations (in my niece's case, graduation from her Doctor of Physical Therapy program - PTD), I gifted them both one of my inventory items, each. For my nephew, I was holding for him his Henry Arms .22 lever action rifle that Mom bought him. At the time, he was obviously too young to take full ownership/possession of it. Mom wanted me to take custody of it for him. When I moved to FL, I asked him if he wanted me to take it with me or transfer it back to my Mom. He elected for me to take it with me and hold it for him in FL.
When he got his Bachelor's Degree, I went and traded him up a little (the Henry was too small for him by then). I upgraded him to one of my Mossberg Shockwave guns, based on his expertise at the clay range. But I still keep it for him in FL because, at the time, he was still living in his parents house, and my sister (albeit an expert marksman in the NJ Natl. Guard), won't allow firearms to be stored in her house. Now, he's sharing an apartment in PRNJ with two other roommates. So, I'm not sure if his lease restricts firearms ownership in the unit. For my niece, I gifted her one of my RIA 1911 .45acp pistols, based on her enjoyment of mine. She lives and practices Physical Therapy in the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach area. She recently got married to her boyfriend with whom she was living for a while (He's a LEO, specializing in Cyber crime).
To date, neither have claimed their gifts nor wanted me to FFL them to them. I kept asking my niece for her VA driver's license in order to send that to an FFL in her area (for the longest time, she kept her PRNJ DL with her parents' address, but now has VA), but for some reason, the family (especially my mother) have thwarted those efforts. My mother said she'd get me her "license." But what I received was her VA medical license to practice physical therapy. Does Mom think I'm that stupid? I think that Mom, having taken the course at the indoor range was very fearful of what could happen if she were stopped by PRNJ LEOs with her P22 in her car. I think she sold it and has nothing now. She's in her 90's now, so just as well. But I also think that she and my sister are discouraging my niece and nephew from accepting their gifts. I dunno why,,,, Both could purchase their own items now if they wanted to. I'll only know for sure if I can get them down here to see me on their own, without any other family present. Just the two of them.
Frankly, I think they got "anti'ed" by my mom/sister. ARGGGGHHH!
with her Winchester 1892 in 357 mag
