I was a pretty cocky little boy but 8 year-old's shouldn't handle full auto firearms and 12 year-old's should try to handle rodeo bulls.
Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so.
I concur with your post. You don’t see “Kiddie NASCAR” or anything that completely dangerous being offered as a sport to adolescents.
18, sure, they are the age of consent, but younger that that seems very naive.