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Originally Posted by Dave 90TT
Never underestimate the ingenuity and deviousness of children when it comes to gaining access to something they shouldn't.
I highly, highly recommend you put a trigger lock on that AR, and much more importantly, start teaching your kids the gun safety rules, taking them to the range, letting them get the feel for it, and showing them the damage it can do.
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I take gun ownership very seriously. My kids are 7yrs old and I've already explained to them that they are never to touch a gun if they see one somewhere else. They have no access to where they are stored. When they are old enough to handle one, they will be educated by a retired LEO friend of mine. I have bought my son some books proper for children about different types of guns and I have shown him my different pistols. Of course they have been empty and the slides have been locked open. Even when he plays with his nerf gun I always stress he is never point it at anyone in the house, including the dogs. He once pretended to shoot at his sister and it was taken away for a month.
I appreciate your concern, and this is why being a responsible gun owner is not to be taken lightly. I wish my wife would let me take her to the range, but she has no interest.