MindBender26 posted:
“What reasonable adult leaves a weapon, unloaded or not, where it can be accessed by a 12 year old or a retarded 18 year old?”
marktwain replies:
I was raised that way, and I raised my children that way.
Only about half the country does it, with no significant problems. Children learn responsibility by being given responsibility.
Absolutely
All 3 of my daughters were taught to shoot, were taught gun safety and knew all 7 places in the house where a locked and cocked gun resided.
They got in trouble when they pointed a toy pistol at someone. All three are very capapble women and deadly with a variety of handguns. And ... all knew how to shoot by age 14.
It’s thet stupid jerks that teach their children only one thing to do “do not touch that” that run into trouble. Teach them respect and that every arm they pick up is loaded, even if the slide is open or the bolt is out or if they can see daylight down the barrel. That gun is ALWAYS considered loaded.
Even while cleaning, the muzzle is pointed in a harmless direction. Teach childrn that, and they will never have or cause a problem.
Never have I been worried about loaded weapons in my house.