My folks wouldn't let me have a BB gun and I didn't get one for me until I was in my 60's. That being said, I shot all my little friends Daisy BB gun, and I learned to shoot 22's at summer camp from age 10-14. I didn't get my own 22 until I was a junior in high school. My Dad was an ultra left winger and didn't hunt, fish or camp out. He was still a great father to me and my brother, but having outdoors in my blood, it was sometimes frustrating for both of us.

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