Is it Just me?

Is it just me or is 6 and 7 years of age WAY too young to be going to a shooting range and firing off deadly weapons?  My husband, an avid hunter, and myself seem to have very different views on this topic.  I prefer to keep my children protected from harm rather than put them in it's way, while he sees this as an extremely unreasonable argument from me.  I in no way, shape or form have any desire to have my children out hunting, and have even less of a desire for them to have the skills to operate firearms at such a young age.  Apparently this is not something that is unheard of as the shooting range has all kinds of "goodies" for first time kids, such as badges, key chains, etc!!  They make it seem as though they are in a fucking toy store...way to hook them in and keep them coming back.  How many of these kids do we think end up owning and operating firearms legally and safely later on in life?  I was appalled when my son came home from the shooting range for the first time a few weeks ago, as he had gone with my husband without my knowledge.  I was even more appalled at how much he seemed to have enjoyed it...and why wouldn't he have?  After all don't all of his favorite super hero's sport guns and ammo of some sort?  Isn't my 7 year old daughter suppose to have pictures of Justin Bieber and High School Musical on her wall, not the test papers from her first target shooting?  Is it just me or is this something that I am overreacting about?  I hear other people telling me to relax, that it is the best place for them to go, they learn all about gun safety there, blah, blah, blah.  Is it just me or what, but why do they even need to know this in the first place, and why at this age?  Is hunting that important and do they really start this early...seriously?  Please someone give me your insight because I'd love to know an outsider's opinion.  Am I too overprotective or is this just plain ridiculous?