You had me until you misspelled "patient" and said "clip."
And Bravo to Colonel Failure... Well played sir, well played.
Grammar Nazi
Yeah, I'm told that he got that way shortly after he received his permit.
As to the OP's statement: I guess I am out of the loop--never had children. I try to take young people out to "the range" whenever I can though. It's quite cool to see them get excited about shooting sports.
I also agree that some don't see it as interesting until they get a little older. I think some of them start to see that the need for survival knowledge outweighs the need for PS3 skills.