Olazul,
Howdy (again!). 33, 24, 23 (all married or engaged...
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Sally,
Out of fairness, I must add that my wife and I decided long ago to try to "gun proof" our kids. Though we could secure our firearms, we were (seriously) afraid of some of our clueless yuppie neighbors.
Would the parents of our kids' friends have firearms secured or not? (BIG question!) Therefore, we talked about guns as they were used on TV (to separate reality from fantasy) and took the kids with us when we went shooting.
After a while, the girls started (supervised) shooting with us. The girls were not only trained, it "took". As I've stated elsewhere, this worked with our girls but never would have worked with my grandson - therefore each situation must be considered on its own merits.
For many reasons, there were times when our kids were home without supervision. To give *these* kids access to guns was less dangerous than leaving them unprotected.
Note that I never advocate(d) giving all children free access to firearms. I only get up in arms (slight pun) when people suggest my family and I lower ourselves to the "least common denominator" in the gene pool (on the subject of firearms).
Firearms, quite frankly, have been a part of our lives together. None of us will let anyone take them away from us.
So I sometimes overstate my case on the subject because it involves everything from my family to the Constitution. If my presentation was offensive, it was unintentional.
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Either you believe in the Second Amendment or you don't.
Stick it to 'em!
RKBA!