Carey Hart, the husband of the singer Pink, just shocked some of their fans by posting photos showing their young children learning to shoot guns.
Hart and Pink are parents to daughter Willow, 9, and son Jameson, 3. Photos posted by Hart show Willow aiming a gun at a target, and a video shows Jameson firing a gun with his father’s help.
“Fun morning shooting w/ my kids!” Hart wrote in the caption. “Willz is getting seriously good w/ the rifle and handling of a firearm. And Jamo absolutely loves shooting! And the rate that he is processing the handling of them, he makes me proud.”
“I’m a firm believer in teaching my kids to shoot, but more importantly, handle a fire arm,” he added. “No better sound than the bullet of your kids gun plucking a steel target at 30 yards. Have a great weekend, everyone. #IfYourDontLikeItScrollOn #PokeTheBear”
Fans responded by questioning how Hart’s politics align with him teaching his children to fire guns.
“It’s bada** you are teaching your kids. Which is why I’m so confused you would support the democrats who have stated they will take our guns Unless only the rich will be allowed the privilage [sic],” one person wrote on Twitter. “Let that sink in as to why people will vote Trump.”
Hart, however, stood by his actions and his politics.
“1st they don’t want to take your guns, and why has none of the 44 before been able to take them??” Hart responded. “Second I’m a republican who hates Trump, so I have no choice.”
1st they don’t want to take your guns, and why has none of the 44 before been able to take them?? Second I’m a republican who hates Trump, so I have no choice.
— Carey Hart (@hartluck) October 11, 2020
This isn’t the first time that Hart has been open about teaching his kids to shoot. Back in January of 2019, Hart posted another video of Willow firing a gun.
“Haven’t poked the parent police bear in a few days,” he captioned the footage. “Willz and I shooting the 22 rifle. She is getting pretty good. Can hit a 12 inch pie plate from 30 yards. Started her shooting at 3yrs old. For the record non of us hunt, just enjoy shooting for sport. I’m raising the kids with knowledge of fire arms, how to handle them, shoot them, store them, and avoid them in uneducated hands.”
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