Obama's choice to use children as a backdrop for his gun control announcement today made me wonder about something. What are we doing, as a pro-gun community, to actively engage our youth in shooting sports/activities?

My son and I recently had the good fortune to participate in a DOW sponsored youth hunt, along with several other kids. Earlier in the year my other son participated in another DOW hunt in which 6 other kids were present, including a couple of minority kids from inner-city Denver brought there by a mentor from Denver City Parks. I believe the Civilian Marksmanship Program (http://www.odcmp.com/) sponsors lots of competitions for youth competitors, and then there are the shooting sports in the Olympics.

These kids, and others, have a vested interest in protection of their 2A rights as adults.

Just thinking outloud, but it strikes me that it might be possible to take a page out of Obama's playbook and showcase the American youth that are actively engaged in safe and productive pursuits with firearms.

I know my sons would be willing to say a few words in support of their future (as adults) right to own firearms, as well as describe the positive impacts of living in a household where we have guns.

What do you guys think? Dumb idea? Worth pursuing?