First time I ever fired a shotgun, also the first time I killed anything with a shotgun, was when I was 11 years old. I used to love to go visit this buddy of mine who lived on a farm with his grandparents. They'd let 11 year olds drive around unsupervised in an old '47 Willy's Overland and carry an old 24 .410/.22 over under. I shot a sparrow with the .410 barrel. Today those folks would probably be thrown in jail.
