If I had kids and some curious friends wanted to come over, I'd probably explain to them I will teach them age appropriate gun safety if they'd like and go from there. I don't have any kids, so i don't really worry about how I store my gun.
My Child Is Pretty Curious, Do You Lock Up Your Guns?
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Arkansas Paul
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If a kid is coming over and I don't know the parents that well, say for my kids birthday party or something like that, and they ask I would have no problem telling them that yes, they are all locked up.
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You are responsible for your actions, and that of your children.... we have gotten to a place cars are now telling people to check the back seat, so children stop slow cooking in the summer sun. You cannot regulate negligence, and some parents are very attentive, while others should not he allowed to own pets....
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I don't think this discussion is going anywhere could you please lock this Thread
It sounded like you wanted us to respond to the anti's question.
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We don't have any children that would be coming over. But my reply would be "We have a kitchen. Is that a problem"'?
To expound on or explain my reply, I don't think you need to address guns directly. There's a circular saw plugged in, on my garage floor right now. That's dangerous, and should be put away if there are toddlers or dumb older kids.
There are plenty of seemingly innocuous things around your house that a child could be killed with. One of our friends years ago lost a child to a drapery cord.
Is your house safe? I don't think you need to get into specific objects.
There are plenty of seemingly innocuous things around your house that a child could be killed with. One of our friends years ago lost a child to a drapery cord.
Is your house safe? I don't think you need to get into specific objects.
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Kids (most) are curious and I like that. That is the way they learn about things and parents and other adults should take the time to explain all they can to them. Even if you are clueless it's very easy to look up things on the internet and you will both know. When the kid understands what something does and how it functions cures their curiosity. In the case of guns take them shooting so they can see and understand what they are capable of. Determining the age to start depends on the kid and until then everything should be kept out of their reach by some means.
I started both my children, their children, and their children's children at age four except for one. The youngest is getting close to five now and she would have started last summer except I have been unable to take her due to physical problems. I intend to see her start with warm weather this year even if I have to do some arm twisting for help. So far every kid except one has taken to recreational shooting like a duck to water except for my youngest grandson. He suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and loud noises bother him--a lot-- and that is fine with me. He's a good guy with just a little different likes than I. He thinks I am nuts for not playing video games but we reached and understanding years ago. He cares nothing for shooting and I am the same about video games.
Kids were treated much different when I was one compared to today. I had my own pocket knife long before I started school and yes, I cut myself a few times. No one got excited about it. Some mercurichrome, iodine, or just kerosene was applied, cloth pad, and some adhesive tape and I was sent on my way. I had a scar across my chin from standing up in the seat and meeting a steel dash board for years and also a big one on my left knee from falling on a board with a nail it. Going to a doctor for stitches wasn't even thought of. I was taught about gun and what and what not to do with them very early. As soon as I was big enough to shoot my father's little pump Remington I was allowed to go hunting all by myself and no one checked on me. My parent's knew I would show up about meal time and if I hadn't then they would have come looking. As I became older my trips became all day long, daylight to dark, and then sometimes all weekend.
I wish the world was still a place where kids could enjoy those freedoms.
I started both my children, their children, and their children's children at age four except for one. The youngest is getting close to five now and she would have started last summer except I have been unable to take her due to physical problems. I intend to see her start with warm weather this year even if I have to do some arm twisting for help. So far every kid except one has taken to recreational shooting like a duck to water except for my youngest grandson. He suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and loud noises bother him--a lot-- and that is fine with me. He's a good guy with just a little different likes than I. He thinks I am nuts for not playing video games but we reached and understanding years ago. He cares nothing for shooting and I am the same about video games.
Kids were treated much different when I was one compared to today. I had my own pocket knife long before I started school and yes, I cut myself a few times. No one got excited about it. Some mercurichrome, iodine, or just kerosene was applied, cloth pad, and some adhesive tape and I was sent on my way. I had a scar across my chin from standing up in the seat and meeting a steel dash board for years and also a big one on my left knee from falling on a board with a nail it. Going to a doctor for stitches wasn't even thought of. I was taught about gun and what and what not to do with them very early. As soon as I was big enough to shoot my father's little pump Remington I was allowed to go hunting all by myself and no one checked on me. My parent's knew I would show up about meal time and if I hadn't then they would have come looking. As I became older my trips became all day long, daylight to dark, and then sometimes all weekend.
I wish the world was still a place where kids could enjoy those freedoms.
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Lock it up and educate on guns. Give them answers like an adult and teach them don’t scare them
I have been asked this very question more than once over many decades. And my answer is always to tell them how we raised our kids around firearms.
We raised 5 kids and with all those kids a gun safe was an expense I just didn't want to add to the cost of owning guns. But knowing I was curious as a kid, I figured so were my kids. So at a very young age I sat each of them down and talked about the guns. I told them the rules, and told them anytime they wanted to look or handle guns I would gladly take the guns out of a closet where they were stored, and show them how to check each to be sure they were safe before handling. I then had them do the same, and told them if they handed it to their sibling the other kid also had to check it again to show me they knew how to check it, and didn't take the first kid's word that it was safe. This constant checking was done every time we looked at guns, and they soon were quick to learn they checked a gun as soon as I handed it to them.
My kids are all in their 50's now, and growing up they never touched a gun when we weren't present. They also were told that they never mentioned guns in our home to their friends, as their friends likely didn't have the safety training they had. So no problems with friends either, and none ever knew e had guns.
These days all my guns are in 3 safes, and my grandkids get the same training if they're over here and want to look through my collection. Some of my kids only own 1 or 2 guns, and have asked me to teach their kids gun safety to protect them if they ever got into a situation at a friend's house where guns were. So I've taught most of the grandkids the same procedures.
We raised 5 kids and with all those kids a gun safe was an expense I just didn't want to add to the cost of owning guns. But knowing I was curious as a kid, I figured so were my kids. So at a very young age I sat each of them down and talked about the guns. I told them the rules, and told them anytime they wanted to look or handle guns I would gladly take the guns out of a closet where they were stored, and show them how to check each to be sure they were safe before handling. I then had them do the same, and told them if they handed it to their sibling the other kid also had to check it again to show me they knew how to check it, and didn't take the first kid's word that it was safe. This constant checking was done every time we looked at guns, and they soon were quick to learn they checked a gun as soon as I handed it to them.
My kids are all in their 50's now, and growing up they never touched a gun when we weren't present. They also were told that they never mentioned guns in our home to their friends, as their friends likely didn't have the safety training they had. So no problems with friends either, and none ever knew e had guns.
These days all my guns are in 3 safes, and my grandkids get the same training if they're over here and want to look through my collection. Some of my kids only own 1 or 2 guns, and have asked me to teach their kids gun safety to protect them if they ever got into a situation at a friend's house where guns were. So I've taught most of the grandkids the same procedures.
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Just as unconstitutional as all the other over 22,000 laws. we are a country of stupid
Society has helped the government dumb people down.
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