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.)
Well, they’ve already been taught that; not to touch a firearm unless Daddy says so (as he takes them to the shooting range occasionally). As to the other, I’ve always allowed them to get into MY purse as it’s always been somewhat of a family grab bag stemming from the diaper bag days. My husband won’t go in there, though. I think he’s scared of tampons or something. hee hee