There sure is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom here on this site. My wife and I really appreciate your responses, because they were all very well thought out responses. Not only did you take into account that there may be an age issue, but you offered your concerns about safety for everyone, including my daughter, and those around her. I assure you, as responsible parents, we will keep safety as the utmost concern, while teaching our daughter the fundamentals, and throughout her life, in regards to marksmanship and firearms. We pride ourselves in being responsible parents who want to temper learning responsibilities with having fun.
With that in mind, we have made our decision. You have provided enough responses that we feel comfortable doing what we are about to do. We are going to get her a BB gun (Either a Red Rider or a Buck model Daisy) to learn the basics of handling and shooting a firearm, and when she gets older and more proficient, she is going to get the .22 Remington Nylon 66 that I inherited at age 16 from my dad when he died.
I can't stress to you enough how impressed we are with all of your responses. I think this would be a good thread to pass along to the anti-gun lobbyists who think we gun owners are a bunch of wild eyed terrorists in training. Maybe they would have a different view on firearms and those of us who enjoy exercising our 2nd amendment rights. Thank you again for your posts!
By the way... I was surprised that there were no women who posted. I know that there has to be some women on this site. Maybe not many but at least some. Or some of you guys could have asked your wives to post. I think that it would have had the same outcome, yet it would have made it easier for me to convince my wife, that this is a good idea. But that is OK no harm no foul! Keep up the awesome work and hopefully I can be helpful in some future way to some of you as well.
Thanks again!
Mikey!