[Red Badger]

When I was a kid of that age my grandfather’s pistol was kept on the nightstand, fully loaded.

I knew not to even think about touching it or else................

[Myrddin]

When I was a kid of that age my grandfather’s pistol was kept on the nightstand, fully loaded.

I stayed with my grandparents in Norfolk for a couple months in 1966. My grandfather kept his loaded 38SPL revolver on his dresser. I was in 5th grade at the time. I left it alone. My uncle lived nearby and invited me out to hunt dove. He gave me a double barrel 16 gauge for the trip. Before we headed out to the field, he had me shoot two rounds over a corn field. No problem. I took the balance of 23 shells and finished the day with 20 doves.