How about a locking gun case?
A whole lot cheaper than a gun safe, and it provides adequate protection for curious little fingers...available at your local Wally-World, or from dealers online.
Cody has only shot one rifle...yesterday at this expo we went to. He missed the target, but he came away smiling like a cheshire cat. :D
He gets to go to the Junior NRA and watch his sister shoot and hear the instruction the members are given.
Those gun cases would work just fine! Thank you for mentioning that. I often forget that there are things like that available.
I want to get a shotgun because I am going to have to compete against Crys this summer, and I would like to get some practice. :)