I think he is doing right. I always had more interest in bows than I did to guns until about 5 years ago. Started reloading very heavy and now shoot the bow once every two weeks to keep my arm in shape. I had the BB gun when I was 6 and it just got boring. I know he hasn't started shooting yet so it shouldn't be boring. But to me the BB gun couldn't kill a deer, so what was the point. Couldn't afford 22 ammo, but I could go out shoot my bent up arrows all day. Before 5 years ago I took more deer with a bow than I did with a gun. Since moving to MD with very large deer limits with a gun, the tables has turned. I still love bow hunting, probably more than gun hunting. It has given me 2 decades of stories.

My older brother is going up to almost 40, and he won't touch a gun for hunting. He only has interest in the bow.

I doubt it has anything to do with antigun stuff. Just a BB gun can get boring. For some reason the bow can be much more exciting. Thats the reason I love handloading. It has made range shooting so much more interesting.