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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cjjtulsa" data-source="post: 1336412" data-attributes="member: 6146"><p>My 9 year old son did that a few years ago with my Ruger Mark II; we were shooting my .22s in my parent's back yard, and he wanted to try the pistol.  Before I realized what he was doing and could stop him, he had pulled the gun up close to get a better sight alignment and squeezed the trigger.  Got a cut on his cheekbone, but after a few tears and my explanation and various reasons why you hold the pistol out from your face he was back at it.  My fault for not realizing that he wasn't just "looking down the sights", so I watch everything they do now.  Good lesson for both of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>