[Eagle Eye]

No doubt.

Millions of kids DON'T get hurt playing with guns every day. Somebody must have taught them something right.

IMO, letting a kid hear a gunshot without hearing protection, letting them see what a gun does and letting them handle them under supervision is the best way to cure curiosity.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Thank you for your comments. I'll vouch for your suggested methods of protecting kids from the dangers of firearms.

Yes, we must TEACH kids how to USE firearms SAFELY. Test those kids, and test them again, with several trips to the ranges with all types of firearms.

Yes, teach them the Bill of Rights, and why private gun ownership is vital to the perserverance of this country.

Yes, encourage them to place NRA stickers at public places, preferably next to gun control and other offensive stickers.

Finally, enjoy seeing them discipline their emotions as they know not to smirk at--or shriek around-- firearms.

[ninenot]

I have disposed of many a critter with a .22LR and have deliberately asked my children to shovel the remains into the woods.

They get the picture REAL fast.

None of them have EVER attempted to use or mis-use any of our weapons without parental control, permission, and guidance.

Yet.

But they are locked, too, and in a locked cabinet. (The guns, that is.)