re: #69 Shiplord Kirel
My grandson has a “youth” rifle, a Rossi rather than a Crickett. He is 12, not 5, and his parents keep the gun securely locked up, with the ammunition similarly locked up in a different location.
My 11 yo son only has a Daisy Model 10 lever action BB gun. Even that, when not in use, is in the gun safe with the firearms & the BB’s are stored with the ammunition in a separate location.
He’s used a Cricket but he and I both felt he wasn’t ready for his own yet.