03-25-2016, 07:53 PM
The ironic thing is the best preventative measure would be viewed by anti-gun types as indoctrination. Teaching a child, of appropriate age, the four rules of firearm safety and how to render a firearm safe is, by far IMO, the best way to prevent an accident, both in your home and others. A child too young to learn this would have a very hard time making a firearm ready to fire unless a round is already chambered, with the exception of a wheel gun.
I grew up in a military home, we always had guns in the house. I knew how to handle them, to respect them, to render them safe and was allowed to show them to people as long as you respected the rules. No accidents, near accidents or anything close. A lock renders a firearm useless for all purposes, including the one you may need it for. Teaching your children proper safety and handling is, by far, the best safety technique.
I grew up in a military home, we always had guns in the house. I knew how to handle them, to respect them, to render them safe and was allowed to show them to people as long as you respected the rules. No accidents, near accidents or anything close. A lock renders a firearm useless for all purposes, including the one you may need it for. Teaching your children proper safety and handling is, by far, the best safety technique.
