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Gun Education
Gun Education is paramount. safety is also, but they are intertwined. I dont think you can have one without the other, and be successful in protecting your children. You can tell a child all day long how a gun should be handled, but if you fail to follow through with some actual hands on, it's all a moot point IMO. I, too, have an 800 lb 2 hour safe, but we consistently take the boy to the range and educate him, along with the wife. He shoots our SA .40's and the .380 well....better than some adults. He also gets taught safe handling and cleaning. We started with the BB guns. Even those were handled as real guns. He put it on safe after firing, he points it in a safe direction, and we even had him clear it, and store it in the safe to learn his "safe habits"
I too, believe that if you educate them, the curiosity factor is lowered, thus lowering any chance of an unforeseen accident. Parental supervision, along with good discussions, and range time, will allow a child to learn respect for a weapon and will only make your house safer and more confortable....especially when it comes to Mothers...
Good traits are taught, learned, and passed on to the next generation. Alot of kids nowadays, only worry about XBOX, PS3, and TV.....Most dont have a clue.
Mine does......
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