The violations you’ve listed are the reasons why I stay away from the range 1 month before deer season. Its amazing how many adults don’t know how to conduct themselves on a range.

Personally I don’t see a whole lot of difference between not keeping a weapon pointed down range and pointing a weapon at someone. Like wise I’m unsure what the difference is between “failing to check for clearance from others on the range when going down range during a cease-fire” (One Star) and “Going downrange before a sease-fire is called” (3 Stars)

Putting a loaded weapon on the ground without making the line safe is another biggie.

I congratulate you for teaching your son good safety on the range, however especially at 8 years old IMO you need to have a zero tolerance. It might be beneficial to review the rules prior to uncasing your firearms.

Also, I’d check out either a state DNR hunters safety or NRA program, sometimes hearing the rules from someone other than a parent can help the learning process