I certainly thought at the time (and still do in a way) that my father was an asshole for taking my gun away from me when I was the one who got shot. But I kind of have to defend him for his overall policy toward kids and guns.
My dad was working on his tractor twenty feet away from me when this happened. He didn't allow me to use the rifle when he wasn't present and the only ammunition I got was what he gave me. I had loaded that round the week before when I was shooting at cans on a fence post and forgotten about it. He was probably remiss in not checking before he put the gun away that day but in his defense I had been shooting since I was 8 years old and he probably assumed I knew better. This was 60 years ago in a very rural area and hunting was probably the best opportunity for father/son bonding. So he had plenty of opportunity to know whether I was or wasn't responsible about guns.
Nevertheless I see your point. You can't let your kids do "adult" things and then get upset when they act like kids. Being a father, grandfather, and now great grandfather I've experienced lots of examples of that.
BTW, my brother and I have become very close since the deaths of our parents and our sister and we still joke about that incident. At least, he thinks I'm joking.
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