Blade_Runner wrote:
The best time to begin learning a skill, whether it be arithmetic, playing a musical instrument or shooting a gun,
is when you are young.
My dad began training me with guns when I was 5, and by age 7 I was good enough to have my own gun.
Dad gave me a Winchester semi-auto 22LR. I didn't shoot any teachers, or anybody else.
The key is responsible parents, teachers, and other influential adults.
I absolutely agree. In your case, as in the case of any responsible adult training a child, the gun is not being used as a weapon, but as a sporting tool. I should have made that more clear.