We always had plenty of guns around the house when I was growing up but I never shot anybody. My dad would have tanned my hide.
Same here. A friend and I were talking about this very thing the other night. My Dad kept several loaded guns in the house and the kids knew to not even breathe near them, lest we get our keisters kicked. He taught us about guns from a very early age, took us out to shoot them in the woods and gave us a very healthy respect for cause and effect.
My kids grew up the same way....and now my grandson (9yrs) is taking lessons from his Dad (my son, the Marine). I laughed at the initial lesson with a .22 rifle because my son made my grandson first learn to take the gun apart, name all the pieces and put it back together....before he was ever allowed to shoot the weapon.
Afterward, my grandson (with supervision) was walked through the process of cleaning it and "securing his arm" in the closet. It's great training and gives a solid respect for the weapon.
Lucky you. Some dads would have removed a portion of your hide. LOL