We took Ryoji out to the gun range before he left for a few rounds with my 9mm (and yes, we cleared it with his parents before we took him out....).  He did great - once he got over his nervousness.  AJ probably put the fear of God into him before we went out.  He went over the "this is not a toy and can kill you" multiple times, and demonstrated safe gun handling skills for him.  Ryoji did great!  My shooting was off for some reason, and he ended up shooting better that I did.  We set up a clean target for his last shoot, and sent it back with him as a souvenir.  After we got back I heard him on the phone to his brother, and I couldn't understand a word he said, but could tell he was very excited.