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The Daring Dufas[_6_]

On 7/4/2010 3:07 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:42:10 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 7/4/2010 7:58 AM, wrote:
buy a large metal cabinet with locking doors, put all the real
hazardous stuff in this cabinet keep it locked at all times. have ba
delayed alarm on it with reset switch on very top of cabinet, with one
key lock and one combination lock...

this should slow the kid down some

I remember a TV news program that hid a pistol in a house and the
kids found it in no time. It's funny that a lot of the children I
know of parents who own guns tell me that they don't touch guns
because it makes their butt hurt.

A better plan is to take kids to a shooting range as soon as they're able to
hold a .22. Teach them respect for the weapon and how to use it properly.
Repeat often and they won't find a gun so "interesting", should they happen
across one.

All children should be taught about firearms anyway. It would prevent a
great number of tragedies. They should know to not ever play with a real
firearm and to call an adult if they find a gun. It's interesting that
the government schools are pounding all sorts of safety information into
the little heads of school children but they won't teach basic gun safety.

TDD