I think it's great to teach your kid that every gun is different in it's own way and that he needs to be very familiar with each gun he handles, or he shouldn't be handling them unless carefully supervised.

One thing is true of all guns though ... they are always to be handled as if loaded and ready to fire, until double-checked and/or dis-assembled. No matter how experienced we are, or how many different guns we've all been around, this is the one rule that if followed will help save us and our loved ones from tragedy.

Good man MO Archer, keep teaching that young man the right stuff.