My wife helps coach the youth trap team my youngest shoots on and I help coach the 22 rifle silhouette event for the YHEC team both my girls shoot on. All the coaches on both teams really drill safety into the kid's heads. Every now and then we have a kid get forgetful but they get corrected instantly (usually before they have a chance to complete a sweep). Parents and coaches are on a constant lookout to keep the kids attention on their safety practices.

I dare say that our youth are much better at their safety practices than the average member at our shooting club. There are a lot of our members who have been given the safety rules and told what was expected (and their are huge signs at every range on the property). Many times just being told isn't enough. It needs to be trained into a person so it becomes a habit almost like a muscle memory. I am all for guys plinking for fun but I certainly encourage formal activites where folks get actual repetitive "safety training". I think it sticks with a person better.

Ray