Yeah I suppose so. Not everyone was raised like I was or like I raised my kids. I grew up in a different millenia and things are not that way anymore. But I was a prettty big time gun owner by the time I met my wife and started having kids. She said, if one gun ever goes off in the house, you have to get rid of all of them! I took her seriously and I wouldn't want anyone to ever get hurt with a gun accidently (or negligently) in my house (or anywhere, lol). I knew that I could not childproof my guns. So...I had to gunproof my children instead. So I did.
I just drilled gun sfety into my kids from...age two or thereabouts. They would ask to see one, and touch it. So I would first, make them recite the four rules of gun safety (do you know them?!) and after they did, then I'd go through this big dramatic 'Lets makes sure we point it in a safe direction and make sure there's no bullets in it...' and like that. Then I would let them see it. I made them a deal. That they could see a gun anytme they wanted to, IF they asked first. Sometimes they would ask, Dad, can I play with a gun? And I would correct them. We don't "play" with real guns, we 'handle them'....and on and on and on. When it was their bedtime seemed to be the time they wanted to see one the most, lol .
I can't remember how many card games with friends that I put on hold while I went into the kids bedroom to show them a gun. I knew that were trying to take advantage so they could stay up a little longer, but I wanted to keep my word to them, that they could see one anytime if they asked first. So I did. And I had them up at the target range before they were 3 years old. Shooting 22's and even high power rifles (.223's, full prone off a rest). They loved it. There was also never ever any type of accidental discharge at home or on the range. I demonstrated the power of guns to them at the range. I'd shake up a can of pop and let one of them shoot it, and they could see the pop spraying, the cam flying, all that. Then I would go pick up the split can and hand it to them and say, fix it...make it better. It was very appatrent they could not. Then I'd say, this is real, this is not TV. This is what would happen to your brother or mommy if you shot them. Dont Do It! And the kids learned very well to be gun safe.
This might upset you and I'm sorry if it does, but the fact is that I was letting them keep loaded handguns on their bedroom by the time they were 10 or 11. We had already had a lot of small game hunting under our belt by then and I learned to trust them. They never let me down either. They would get into knock down drag out fights, and neither one ever picked one up or threatened anyone with one. I remember one time that they (made me so proud!) had friends over, and one of the kids called me to their room. He said, I'm not totally sure that my friend is trustworthy with guns, dad. Can you hold all these until after they leave because...I do have to go to the bathroom sometimes...(and not be able to watch the friends). Now those kids are gunproof. Because I did take it seriously.
I even taught them that when their playing with toy guns...to not point them at anyone who was a non-combatant in their game. Some people take offense to that, and rightly so in todays world. So sorry if I answered off the cuff and upset you Sister. I prolly should have realized that, most people are not so thorough about teaching their kids to be safe.