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I’m a 16 year old that has just started hunting and shooting this year. I was raised in a very anti gun house hold. I’ve been working towards buying my own gun for almost a year just trying to gain the trust of my parents to allow me to buy one. I have took a hunter safety class, shooting lessons, And I go to the range or go hunting with my friends every chance I get. Recently I went to a barbecue where we were gonna shoot some clays. I left a shotgun on the pouch unloaded, safety on, and an open breach. Someone who has no experience or education on firearms grabbed the gun by the barrel and look straight down it. I instantly moved the barrel back into a safe direction and told them to never ever do that again no matter what. After that happened I did not put the shotgun back in it’s case because I knew I would be on the pouch for the rest of the night and the gun would not be left unattended in the hands of an incompetent person. My parents heard about this and now think that I’m to irresponsible to own a firearm. So basically the point of this post was to ask if that was a mistake on my end and if so is it enough to loose all trust in my capability. (Edit. After reading this post again it does seem like I set the gun down and just walked away, I had literally just took the gun off my shoulder and sat down right next to it. Also thanks to everyone who has replied with how I could better handle that situation)