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Originally Posted by Chocaholic
Guns and kids don't mix. Period.
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If you feel that way you are doing the absolute right thing by choosing to not bring a gun into the house. No worries.
But to the OP's questions, what did I do when my kids were little to keep them safe?
The physical parts was easy. All pistols were keep in cases that had mechanical push button combo locks. The cases had excellent ergonomics and opening them was a snap. The pistols were loaded, nothing in the chamber.
All rifles and shotguns were kept unload and the ammo stored in my gun safe.
Both my children were taught gun safety and respect from an early age...remove the forbidden fruit aspect as well.
The mental part is a bit more troublesome, has evidenced by Sammy's post. Just having a gun is never enough unless you've really thought about the consequences and are convinced you can overcome, as Jeff said, the "pucker factor" that Sam did and behave in a controlled manner.
Life is not without risk...in my area, 911 is simply not a viable risk management tool. I do, to use a Rambo term, "layer" my defenses: dogs, alarms, lights, etc.