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Without any doubts, encourage and give them the best lessons possible and the age is ANYTIME THEY feel ready. Kids are amazing and will soak up everything learned especially drilling safety - but it's up to the parents to guide them CORRECTLY. I grew up in a large family with a wall full of guns - unlocked (ammo of course hidden away) and we always had visitors. Nobody, ever, ever touched them unless Daddio was with us and supervised. Makes me want to find pics of me back then with some gun action... great childhood memories with my father. We also shared tossing and learned skeet in the backy forty. Cousins from the city would come out and join in the fun.