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Darthtang AW http:///t/393907/so-i-bought-a-gun-few-interesting-facts-about-that/40#post_3505856
Try a 4500 dollar security fortress. When my wife and I discussed bringing guns in the home this was our first purchase. It holds precious metals as well (we dont buy paper slips). If my child can crack this safe and get to the gun....I would be surprised. and most likely it wont be the gun they take out if they knew what was in there. Only two people know the combination, me and my wife, and half the time I have to open it for her because she forgets....
Their guns are locked away and only used under supervision. I received my first gun when I was 6. Given to me by my grandfather. They also understand what the responsibilty is when it comes to firearms. My own kids ask me to make sure the gun is not loaded when I clean them after our shooting. And will ask me to check it 7 more times....even when completely taken down once. lol...They understand the gravity and responsibility regarding a gun.
True story, my father in law left his rifle on the dining room table one day after an honor guard competition. He is part of the New Mexico honor guard. My kids scolded him for leaving it out and not putting it away. The difference between my kid and someone elses child....if someone elses child finds a gun...they might "play" with it. My child will immediately tell an adult to put it away.
The only guns ever out not locked up, are the ones my wife and I each carry concealed from our home to our businesses. In New Mexico I can conceal carry on my property, in my vehicle, and in my business. No need for a ccw......
By the way, their guns are single shot bolt action .22LR tiny rifles..not hand guns or AKs. It is a learning rifle. Have they shot one of my bigger ones, sure....once....they wont even touch the guns unless at the range. They dont carry them, they don't load them into the vehicle, and they don't unload them. They shoot them with daddy or mommy right behind them watching every little step. I am more concerned about my kids getting hit by a driver on their bicycles than shot by one of my guns.
Of the 200 child deaths by firearms every year, over 20% of them are accidental shootings when the child came across and accidentally shot themselves with a weapon located in their own home. Yet again, you are the exception to the rule. I can't count the number of peeople I know that keep their handguns loaded and stored under the mattress, behind the headboard, or in the nightstand. One of my poker playing buddies showed me his recently purchased AR the last time I was over at his house, and he just had it in one of these hard-plastic cases with the standard latch locks, and he keeps it in his closet. His kids are 15 and 21, so he isn't too concerned about either one messing with them. I've read the stories of the "responsible" parents that have taught their kids the proper usage and dangers of firearms, yet the kids curiosities still had them wanting to "play" with the guns when Mommy or Daddy weren't around. The classic is when they have their friends over, and they start bragging about how Dad took them to the gun range to let them shoot their "big guns". Of course, they have to show their friends the guns, and how they work. Ooops. Dad forgot to unload the one in the chamber...
