How would you have reacted?

[Hammerhead]

You did right by your family and the boy too. He HAD to learn something.

Biggest azzwhuppin' my Pop ever gave me was when I was 8 ( 1960 ), I stayed home sick from school. When everyone left I took my winchester .22 pump Pop jus gave me out back and shot at ducks in the lake behind our house. After about 15 minutes Pop showed up ( neighbor called'm at work ) and gave me a well deserved session with the belt.

He took the .22 and nailed it to the wall over the fireplace for 2 years before it was mine again.

I dunno why firearms safety isn't taught as SOP in school. It should.