I bought my son his first gun when he was 1 year old, a Remington M-7 in 7mm-08, I'm just breaking it in for him!! His second gun was a single shot .22. He started shooting that around 4 and quit at 5. That's when he learned about my Ruger 10-22 and .22 pistol. Now he wants nothing to do with the single shot and he's since "stole" both of my Rugers.
When he was 6, I left him at the .22 firing line with other adult shooters while I mowed the rifle range. One of the adults stopped me before he left and told me that my son was very mature and very safe with my (now his) guns. It made very proud!
He started shooting an AR-15 at 7 and now at 9 wants to shoot his M-7 and my AR-10. Life doesn't get much better when your kid wants to shoot your guns.
To answer your question: No, your son is not too young to shoot a gun.
When he was 6, I left him at the .22 firing line with other adult shooters while I mowed the rifle range. One of the adults stopped me before he left and told me that my son was very mature and very safe with my (now his) guns. It made very proud!
He started shooting an AR-15 at 7 and now at 9 wants to shoot his M-7 and my AR-10. Life doesn't get much better when your kid wants to shoot your guns.
To answer your question: No, your son is not too young to shoot a gun.