Most of us all grew up with a bunch of firearms. When my kids were small I always pulled the bolts from the rifles and slides off the pistols (IE disassemble) I then locked the parts up in the safe.

I also trained my girls. They all could shoot at a very early age. It is part of my culture. Even today they are all excellent with both a rifle and handgun ...

but at no time was any weapon in a functional state when they were small. That is just me, others have their own ways of doing it. But those of us on mudcat that own weapons pretty much have a hunting background, law enforcement background , military background or all of the above. Firearms are not for everyone, but broad generalizations of people from other cultures doesn't work. America is one hell of a big place and country people hunt, fish, and grow up with firearms. Love them or hate them, they are here to stay. The real task is to get them out of the hands of criminals.