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I had a small and short introduction to guns, but didn't really have one person flip the switch for me. It was small memories here and there from different people.

Like a previous poster mentioned, it was a camping trip and a short stint with BB guns in Boy Scouts for me. I remember we had 4 or 5 boys all lined up on a bench next to the campfire, and on the other bench about 20 ft away we had soda cans setup.

It was going to grandma's house in the country and shooting an aluminum pie pan nailed to a tree every once in awhile. It never really was a highlight or something I was addicted to, just something we did if we were bored.

The big introductions to guns was my grandpa's Winchester 62A .22 rifle when I was 7 or 8. We drove out to a small bridge in the country and tried to shoot turtles. I didn't want to shoot it at first because I was scared of the loud bang, but after I saw my dad shoot it I wanted to try.

My dad had a few pistols but never brought them out or showed us. The pistols were all locked in his closet throughout my entire life. I found a few magazines in there instead and that took my attention away from the guns for some reason.

I inherited those pistols when my dad passed away last March, and I inherited my grandpa's Winchester 62A as well from my grandma.

Most of my fascination with guns is from researching guns and because I enjoy shooting. I used to only go to the range once every 6 months or so, or when a family member wanted to shoot a real gun. I in turn ended up being their introduction to real guns. I never really pressured my brothers or sisters to go either and it never really was something I always talked about or wanted to do if I had free time. But now my 60 year old mother and younger sister are taking their Tennessee CHL/LTC course, and my sister in college just bought her first pistol (an M&P Shield 9mm).