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The bitter truth is than I came closer to being killed while deer huntign by someones 12 year old kid with a 410 shotgun loaded with slugs
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THAT is a sad truth. I used to see parents drop their children off at the Sportsman Club where I was an assistant instructor for Pa. Hunter Safety Courses. Then seen the same parent/child combo the night before hunting season was to open at K-Mart getting their hunting licensces. No, co-operative field times, no weapons familiarizations, just turn them loose un-supervised in the field.
Like Bob I started shooting at a young age on our property (13 acres of woodland) with a Remington 510 Targetmaster. My small game hunting gun was a very heavy (seemed like it at the time) Iver Johnson "Champion" Single barreled-hammered 30" full choked shotgun. Not much good at rabbits, but terrific on birds. I later graduated to my dads Stevens 16 ga. 311, when he bought a Browning Sweet 16 Semi.
My kids, both daughters were attendees, with me at Hunter Safety Courses. They learned shooting skills at a gun club first with a Marlin/Glenfield .22. They shot trap with a Rem. 12 ga 870. and became proficient with .22 Ruger SA revolver and Llama .380.
And, became really good with a Walther 9mm.
They were schooled in the responsiblities of owning and firing a weapon.
Teaching my kids was also a great time in my life.