....my son coached soccer for two summers in Texas and Louisiana and had a ball plenty of shooting that he enjoyed AKs AR 15s uzi pistols people were so keen to have him enjoy himself and he sent pictures over so I could share in it....
From my point of view, I don't have any desire to change your mind. I believe you can see that I'm responding to your comments, and I've asked you to consider thoughts, that I think can be minimized but are still reasonable.
I couldn't help but notice this comment that you made. You never mentioned that you feared for your son's life around firarms that you don't like. It doesn't appear that your son fired these arms in self defense, or that he fancied himself a cowboy. It sounds to me like your son met some of the best of folks that are all over the US.
I have no doubt that rm bill, who commented above, might have let your son fire a classic rifle at a range. But don't mistake the frustration of those trying convey a point of view with substance, while bill is not offering one bit of dialog other than how important it is for him to reinforce the divisions between us. rm bill lives in a part of the US that you might visit sometime without preconceived notions, and then decide about the honesty of fear mongering.