My son is 9yrs old, I always show him on the news or online if there are new stories of kids and gun accidents just so he knows what can happen. I want my son to know I have firearms, I want my son to respect firearms, and learn about them in a controlled atmosphere. He watches Top Shot and he loves it, so I'm going to get him a .22 rifle and teach him to shoot at targets but show him there is so much more to using a gun then just point and squeeze.