Glock 19, two days after I became a US citizen in October 2017!
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I know it was a .22 rifle of some kind, loaned to me (with supervision from assistant Scoutmaster) at the late age of 16. What followed that was remarkable as I was a history buff. I had the chance to shoot a Krag-Jorgensen .30-40, a Mauser '98 7.92mm, a 1903A3 Springifield .30-06, a US GI 1911A1 .45 ACP, and a P-08 Parabellum (Luger) 9mm. Needless to say I will never forget that day in the Mojave Desert in 1974.
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Welcome to the family Daniel and god bless you.
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I also had a 20 Gauge break action from my dad at ~8 years old. He told me to hold it tight so both my right and left hands had a death grip. He didnāt tell me to hold it tight to my shoulder, but I figured that out pretty quickā¦ What we had was a āfailure to communicateā. (apologies to Cool Hand Luke) Might be good to give your youth shooters better clarity.
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A Glock 19 or 26, cannot remember whichā¦
I did not like or hate itā¦
It was my brother, my cousin, and myself who found out there was an indoor range about 30 minutes awayā¦
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Marlin 39, lever action .22, with my dad, squirrel hunting in Mo. when I was 6 or 7. I was carrying my trusty Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.
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My dadās Rossi . 38 Special.
I like revolversā¦
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My first āgunā other than a Red Ryder BB gun was a .410 bolt action Sears and Roebuck shotgun I got when I was maybe nine or ten.
My first handgun was a 1911A1 in .45ACP at 19 in the USMC. I still love the 1911A1 in .45ACP. My primary house gun is a Springfield Armory 1911A1 in .45ACP, bone stock other than having the trigger cleaned up.
Kate
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First gun I fired, bigger than a BB gun was a Highpoint 9mm. I had researched and researched. One website would say it was garbage the next would say it was great. It was in my budget, out the door with two boxes of ammo for $180. I found a great outdoor range. The range officer gave me a few tip. Yes the gun is ugly and heavy but accurate out of the box. I fell in love with shooting that Day and have sense purchased a few more Guns.
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Hey Michael welcome to your new extended family and glad you are here.
A 22 Bolt Rifle on my birthday in 1951,used it to go rabbit and squirrel hunting a
to add extra food for the whole family of 8,was 6 years old,my oldest brother taught me how to squeeze the trigger and not jerk it,learned to shoot a rabbits eye out at 25/30 yards,we horded 2222 rounds hard to buy or to get money to buy shells so had to learn to one shot one kill,and as far as safety, my mother did that,learned to not come in house with bolt closed even if it was unloaded ,couple times getting a foot in the behind and kicked out the door,you learn about safety fast.
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We had a potato cannon in high school chemistry. Between that, the realistic cap guns, water guns and gun violence in cartoons (Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, GI Joe, etc) itās a miracle my generation survived to adult-hood. Add in the fact that we didnāt get any participation medals and had to deal with occasionally losing.
As for a real firearm, it would be back in college during a visit to a SIG factory where we got to try out a couple different models/calibers. This probably explains why I like them. Sort of like how you donāt forget your first love. I donāt remember the specific models, but that was back when I thought all 1911s were made by Colt or tell the difference visually between a 1911 and a Beretta (specifically a 92 or M9 that were common in films back then)
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Roger 10/22 with my Dad, I was 7 years old , it was awesome until he let me shoot the M1 carbine, love at first sight, Iām getting butterflies in my stomach as I write this and in my mind the song Me and my girlfriend, by Tupac is playing in the background ambience 
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Those are some famous characters that you mentioned there brother and violent also.
M16 courtesy of the Marine Corps
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As I get older itās hard to remember some of those old events. Iām guessing it was when I was about 8 and I was delivered to a YMCA summer camp in the middle of Colorado with my Remington 512 .22 rifle. It had been my rifle already for years. Due to a severe earthquake in Japan several years earlier the stock had broken when it fell to the floor. Glued up as well as possible with 1950s glue, it continued to work well until one day within the last ten years when I found a brand new walnut stock for it in eBay. I fitted the rifle to the new stock, after sanding and finishing the stock. A little later I added checkering. Better then new. A .22 rifle is the best introduction to firearms. The biggest I have been able to fire is a 105mm howitzer. My favorite is a mortar.
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I still have it i was like 8yr old and my dad wanted me to see what a gun was so i had the real life understanding of wat a gun was not a tv version. I had ear and eyes on and he helped me so there was no real danger. He always taught me the safety of firearms. But it gave me respect for the weapon and a understanding of the power of a gun. Something you have to learn first hand and no lie it scared the all living ā ā ā ā out of meā¦ with all that it is a 25 ACP Bauer semi auto. The smallest little thing in the damn planetā¦ lol pic inclosed
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Wow brother that is a relic but it is still in great shape 
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Funny guy I shot that one also LOL.