[fabsroman]

As much as I understand your problem, I also understand your mom's concern. I don't advocate disobeying your parents, even though I did cycling against my mom's wishes, but my dad was completely backing me on that one.

Find a reputable hunter that you know and have him/her speak to your mother about hunting. Maybe he/she can offer to take you hunting with them and that will make your mother feel more at ease.

I don't blame her for worrying about your safety, and she is definitely worried about your safety in this instance because guns are an unknown for her.

Most people that don't know anything about guns are always scared of them. However, we allow people to drive cars without thinking twice about it and more people are killed in the US in car accidents than gun accidents.