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Sure but if I were the parent I'd hide it so that my kid could only use it if she had my permission.

It depends on how smart you are and who is around you.

You'll shoot your eye out!

At 5, I shot my first .357 Magnum....

Depends on the child and where they live, but most likely yes.

I got mine at five. At ten, I got a 12 gauge.

I'd offer my kid a BB gun, and if they say yes, I'll give them one.

I got mine at 8

Of course.

Daisy BB carbine about 8 or 9.

.410 at 13

I think it's too young

Yes, under the right circumstances. I got my first BB gun when I was 5. We lived on a farm and I was supervised when shooting.

By 9, I was hunting rabbit and squirrel with a .22 rifle. Also rid the farm of a few gophers here and there....

I'd say more like 8.

Definitely.

Out in the country, yes. City-raised kids are a little different.

A BB gun? Pfft. At 9 I was playing with explosives.

I got my first BB gun for Christmas at age 7. I started learning proper handling and firing of revolvers & rifles at age 8.

My three year old has a BB gun so I must be a bad judge of character.

Remember what happened to Ralphie.
I actually did that with my BB gun. Shot at a tree and the bb came back and hit me in the chest. Ouch!
youtu.be/kZUTkgfZqZc

Every child is different. I voted yes.

It also depends on the gun. Different guns have different power.

Maybe. I don't really like the idea of giving children toy weapons, but a 9-year-old should be responsible enough to handle a BB gun.

In the country 9 is too old for a BB gun.
In Chicago a BB gun is of no use to anybody.

Too old. For my 7th birthday my grandpa taught me proper usage and let me shoot a 20g.

It's a little late, but I suppose it depends upon both the kid's and parents' maturity.

I guess it depends on the child and the rules put in place by the parents, regarding the gun.

Nine seems a little young.

That's a decision for the parents to decide. I would have no issues with giving one of my children a BB gun at that age.

I was six when I got my first bb gun and was around 8 when I got my first 22.

That's a good age to learn how to properly shoot a gun.

I think i had a basic one around age 7-8. A Daisy lever action with a strap. I loved that thing!

There is no appropriate age to give a child a BB gun.

Depends on the kid.

You'll shoot your eye out! 😉