[TNdandelion]

This is absolutely true. The other side of the coin, however, is that if you are going to have a gun (or carry), you have to be 100% responsible for it 100% of the time.

I still have small children hanging on me, digging through my purse looking for bubblegum, etc. When I get over my fear of an accidental shooting/discharge, I'll get one. I'm getting there.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Rug rats should be taught that touching someone’s firearm, except with explicit permission or in an emergency, gets their asses whooped big time, as in having to eat dinner from the mantel. This before it is possible for them to accidentally encounter such an item. (It’s really bad form for kids to be allowed to rat through someone else’s belongings too, not the least because they could encounter other Bad Stuff, but that’s another discussion.)

[Brilliant]

Agreed. I have teenagers, and I keep all my guns locked. Of course, it’s the law, and I am a lawyer so it would not be good to violate the law.