There is a certain age. It is different in each kid.
Dad was a beat cop. He put me in charge of keeping his gun clean from an early age. When I was old enough to be left home alone, I would break the code we had together and take out his 1946 s&w military and police, unload it and play hopalong Cassidy around the house (I knew how to load and unload it because I was taught so I was safe but dad would have killed me) . By the time i reached age 12 he bought me a .22 rifle and I stopped screwing with his. By the time I was 16 and driving I would do unbelievable things to his cars when away from the house. He wondered why his transmissions kept needing to be repaired.
At at that age I knew what I tried doing to HS girls IN his cars (I’m sure the fathers of those girls might have shot me if they knew). So using myself for a template I allowed a certain amount of freedom around firearms (and my cars) with my kids (who are now grown). But not Carte Blanche...not till I knew they were capable of using good sense(more sense than I used at a particular age). Presently I keep most weapons in a 1000lb safe. To protect from theft. But not all are there.
You an I are apparently twins separated at birth.
All I meant in the first post was that breaking the rubber band of curiosity at an early age is very helpful. The sooner they grasp the power of the gun, the better.
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