Yeah my dad gave me my first gun when i was 12 a single shot 20 ga. shotgun.
First check I ever wrote was for a Winchester 1200 12 gauge when I was 14.
I had a single shot .410 Shotgun when I was 8 Years Old. Also had a .22 Rifle. Kept them in my Bedroom Closet.
Thank goodness there weren’t any Malls back then, I might have been tempted.