Posted on 01/26/2023 6:13:32 PM PST by DoodleBob
...When you do talk to other families about your child going to their home or riding in their car, you want to make sure you find out if any guns they have are stored safely — meaning they are secured in a safe and unloaded, Crifasi said.
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When her daughter is going to meet with a new friend, Thomas said she likes to lay out all the safety information for that family. She mentions how many dogs they have, that there’s an alarm on the pool, that guns are stored unloaded in a safe separate from ammunition, and that alcohol is kept locked up.
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When Thomas found out the mother of her daughter’s friend had a gun stowed under the car seat, a difficult conversation began.
Thomas decided to drive her daughter over to the house and asked if the parents could make a safety plan together for the next time her daughter rode with her friend.
“I’m pretty honest about it, I say, ‘In order for my child to come to your house, do you have a way you can secure those firearms that would be unloaded and locked in a safe?’ ”
Often, the other family will make arrangements to change the location of the firearms while her daughter is over. If not, Thomas said she will just offer to have the kids at her house or to meet somewhere else, such as a park or horseback riding barn.
And if it’s just not comfortable, families should feel empowered not to send their children over, she added.
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Exactly. Gun proof your kids. Teach them safety.
When my youngest was three he asked to see my guns. I pulled out a small .380 and we reviewed the safety rules first. I somewhat purposely didn’t remind him to keep his finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
20 years later, I can still see him trying to stretch his little finger over the trigger guard. That’s gun proofing your kids.
Mr or Mrs neighbor, are you a professionally trained security expert? Have you ever been trained in the use, storage and safe transportation of firearms? If not then STFU.
....and end up in ditches, bitches.
…then ride off in their 6-4 Impala while hittin’ the switches…
Papercrete blocks are ballistically resistant. Create a mold for a size of brick that will fit between your studs, behind your sheetrock. When you “remodel”, install the blocks.
Papercrete mix - https://www.mortarsprayer.com/papercrete/mix-papercrete/#:~:text=The%20mix%20described%20here%20is,fine%20to%20medium%20grade%20sand.
Not 100% but is better than sheetrock.
If you are building, consider using ICF for your walls.
I do.
We discuss our latest AR builds.
There’s an old martial arts saying out there, I heard it years ago, and it is apropos.
“Weapons should be felt and not seen” - Ihav NoIdea
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