bassjam
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Grandpa made me a slingshot when I was 6 or 7 and told me to hide it from my parents
My parents got me a Crossman slingshot at 8 or 9
BB gun at 11
Air rifle at 14
Dad taught me to shoot his .22 at 15 and let me use it to control the pigeon population
Got my first gun, a 12 gauge 870, at 17
Then around the time I was 19 I was scolded by a buddy's dad for having my safety off while rabbit hunting. Turns out I was never taught basic gun safety, probably because my dad wasn't a shooter and didn't know himself. I probably went through another year of being a know-it-all before I wizened up and started taking gun safety serious and I was incredibly lucky nobody got hurt. I won't make the same mistake with my own kids.
My parents got me a Crossman slingshot at 8 or 9
BB gun at 11
Air rifle at 14
Dad taught me to shoot his .22 at 15 and let me use it to control the pigeon population
Got my first gun, a 12 gauge 870, at 17
Then around the time I was 19 I was scolded by a buddy's dad for having my safety off while rabbit hunting. Turns out I was never taught basic gun safety, probably because my dad wasn't a shooter and didn't know himself. I probably went through another year of being a know-it-all before I wizened up and started taking gun safety serious and I was incredibly lucky nobody got hurt. I won't make the same mistake with my own kids.