When the person is old enough to follow instructions, and has the physical strength to hold the firearm. For some people that might be 6-8 years old, for some people, 21 is not old enough. My children and my grandchildren began shooting .22 rifles WITH ME at around 10 yrs old.
As long as you are not a felon or otherwise not allowed to handle a gun, you can participate in shooting sports. Look for associations such as rod and gun (fishing and hunting) clubs and shooting ranges. Your states department of hunting and fishing or Natural Resources is a good place to start.
Yes, she did get her own gun. Several of them are on display in the National Firearms Museum. Annie (born Phoebe Anne) was one of the most famous exhibition shooters in history. She began shooting and trapping game at age 9, and entered her first shooting competition at age 15 (she won). There is a good Wikipedia article on Annie.
If they are planning on hunting you should start them early. 9 would be a good age
In North Star, Ohio
There is no age limit generally but the gun club may have rules.
A good handgun for big game hunting would be any manufactures gun in caliber .454 Casull. A good target shooting pistol would be anything chambered in .22 caliber.
Absolutely! Get that factory grease off and a good light gun oil on. Happy Shooting!
In the U.S. generally speaking, a person of any age can shoot a gun for legal purposes such as target shooting. As far as I know, Florida does not have any age restrictions on a state level.
That is the National Shooting Sports Foundation. They promote shooting sports. Gun control attempts to prevent ownership of guns used in shooting sports. No gun= no shooting sports.
A shooting iron is a gun.
Start out with a pump gun, learn proper shooting positions and the value of aiming.
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