This concerns me

[GilpinGuy]

Mild rant I guess.

I recently bought a firearm from a forum member - transferred at an FFL, it was legal and all that, of course. I've done many transactions with forum members since I joined in '12 , and all have been awesome. Not one problem or hick-up. What a community!

What dawned on me today was that I'm almost 47 yo and I can't think of a transaction I've done with someone that was obviously younger than me, except maybe one (but not by much).

Holy crap. If only old dudes like me and older are engaging in firearms sports, training, hunting, etc., we are doomed. All I can do is get my 12 yo son enthused about guns (he very much is) and my 4 yo daughter will be soon too.

Most of my gun buy/sell transaction have been through this forum, so maybe that's all there is to it. Are we a bunch of old farts here?

Either way, we gotta get youngsters into guns. Pickenups Christmas giveaway was awesome back in the day (thank you again!), until the gov't decided that was evil. It's a challenge with government schools jamming shit down the young one's throat's as well.....(profanity laced rant deleted).....ok, I'm done.

[Grant H.]

I don't know what you consider old, but there are a lot us that are sub 40 on here.

I, however, have to agree that we don't see enough teens at local matches with their parents.

[ray1970]

Weird. I'll be 47 in a couple of months as well but it seems most of my transactions through the forum always seem to be with people quite a bit younger than me. Or at least they look younger than me.

[ray1970]

I, however, have to agree that we don't see enough teens at local matches with their parents.

That made me chuckle. Teenagers typically don't hang out with their parents. Plus, most matches seem to start some time in the morning and usually on a weekend. Ever see a teen up early on a Saturday?

[laportecharlie]

Most everybody is younger than I am.

[Bailey Guns]

Thanks for making me feel old. My oldest kid is within sight of 40 years old.

[Fmedges]

I have sold a number of firearms on this site as well as other things and I think I've only met someone older than me two times (30 at the time). I think that for you it may of just been a coincidence.

[colorider]

I'm 49. Buy and sell here often. Yep, I'm normally,the old dude at the transaction.

[izzy]

Guns are expensive. Not many younger people can afford them.

[StagLefty]

47 year old fart !!!!! Damn whippersnapper