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Originally Posted by ccrn
You have never rmet me, my family, or been in my home, so have no idea what I have or have not taught my children-
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I can only base my assessment on what you posted and what you posted gave me the inclination to say what I said. It was not meant in disrespect, just advice.
You can live anyway you want to, and teach your family whatever you chose; it's a free country!
I was just pointing out that respecting something like a firearm is different than being afraid them - to the point of making them completely inoperable and then going even further to locking them up.
Some of my guns are locked up in a heavy safe, and some are not. Some are empty and others are fully loaded and ready for use. A gun void of ammunition (or a firing pin) makes a poor blunt object or a heavy paperweight.
My wife knows how to use all of them, and my five-year-old son knows not to mess with them, and what to do if he finds one - anywhere. I trust both of them to do the right thing. That's the lessons I teach them.
My wife has known me long enough to always sit with her back to the door in a public area, it's nice not having to explain - hypotheticals. I hope someday you get there too.
Again, YMMV and that's okay.
