I remember my sister and I practically begging for a BB gun when we were kids. Never got one either but our brothers did. Well, this year for Christmas I bought a new Ruger .380 LCP from “Santa” and she bought a new Ruger .22 for plinking from “Santa”. We both own a couple of other pistols. :) Traveled to Texas over Christmas and mentioned to my Dad that we should have received those BB guns but we were making up for it now. ;)
Great story!
I made a huge mistake with my son, according to my wife.
Shortly after Nov 4th '09 I decided my boy needed a 22LR, and he got that for Christmas that year.
I brought out the trusty 20 ga I've had from my youth, and we started having a fine time.
Then came the 7.62x39, then the 9mm / .380 / .40 pistols, then the .308 Saiga - that thing is a beast!, on order is the Saiga 12 ga.
Jr is for ever talking to Mom about the guns he sees in the NRA rag.
The boy talked to his neighborhood buddies, next thing ya know I have Dad's calling me, "I didn't know you were into guns - let's go shooting!"
Six dads last time, off spring in attendance.
Last outing also included my 11 yr old daughter - she went nuts, loved it!
The only reason the wife is pissed is because she knows gun = $$$$$.
I'be been working on her, she wants to go shoot..........
Life is good!