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re: 20/20 Families Discuss Gun Safety
Posted on 1/31/14 at 9:54 pm to SportTiger1
Posted on 1/31/14 at 9:54 pm to SportTiger1
they should of just showed the last gun and been done with it
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Posted on 1/31/14 at 9:55 pm to sherrifftaylor
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You kill the curiosity before the curiosity kills the kid.
I'm damn glad I stayed tuned it, just for hearing this line. I will never forget the first time my dad handed me a gun to shoot. It was my single shot 20ga H&R with 3" capability. He walked up to a 8 to 10 inch tree and tried to push it over with me watching. Next, he put a 3" buckshot in it and shot the tree in the same spot he tried to push over and the tree blew out. This showed me the power a firearm possessed and I never forgot what damage a gun could do.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 9:56 pm to Thomas Magnum
My dad had a couole loaded and pistols a 4-10, and a .22 rifle all loaded.
We never messed with any of them.
We never messed with any of them.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 9:57 pm to 4LSU2
I knew where all the guns where in our home growing up. When I got old enough and was home alone I'd play with them. Ruger Blackhawk on my hip and Marlin 30-30 and I was John Wayne. I ended up shooting a home in the floor with that 357. Dad kept the billets hidden but I foun a few in a box in the barn.
You can educate and take every precaution but the only for sure safe way is behind a lock that kids can't get in
You can educate and take every precaution but the only for sure safe way is behind a lock that kids can't get in
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:02 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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You can educate and take every precaution but the only for sure safe way is behind a lock that kids can't get in
I can't argue with this and struggle each and every day with it. I've had a loaded pistol in my night stand since I can remember. My only child took his first steps last night and is into everything. He can't get to my top drawer of my nightstand yet, but that time is coming soon.
I can't wrap my head around all guns in a house being locked up so kids can't get them. This is an open invitation for a home invasion, IMO.
This post was edited on 1/31/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:05 pm to 4LSU2
I wonder what's the statistics on kids getting into their parent's medicine cabinets and doing harm to themselves? Surely no one blames the bottle though.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:12 pm to jmh5724
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I wonder what's the statistics on kids getting into their parent's medicine cabinets and doing harm to themselves? Surely no one blames the bottle though.
I agree whole heartedly, but guns are taboo in much of the country. I don't want my son going to a friend's house that has irresponsible parents that leaves loaded guns around and hasn't done their due diligence in teaching proper firearm safety and knowledge.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:14 pm to 4LSU2
I have a step son that gets into everything and its a full time job keeping an eye on him. He's shot guns, killed deer, and knows gun safety but he is also curious and even at 10 still does not understand how things can go bad with just one slip with gun safety.
The only loaded gun is my service pistol that is in a triple retention holster and kept out of reach. I unloaded it and told him I'd give him 100 dollars and buy him a new deer rifle if he coukd get it out. Of course he couldn't and hopefully that is enough for him not to want to. I've also told him any time he wants to look at, shoot, or just curious about a gun to let me know and we will do it together.
I pray my kids aren't half as mischievous as I was
The only loaded gun is my service pistol that is in a triple retention holster and kept out of reach. I unloaded it and told him I'd give him 100 dollars and buy him a new deer rifle if he coukd get it out. Of course he couldn't and hopefully that is enough for him not to want to. I've also told him any time he wants to look at, shoot, or just curious about a gun to let me know and we will do it together.
I pray my kids aren't half as mischievous as I was
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:19 pm to 4LSU2
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I knew where the guns were located since I can remember
Were in almost every corner of bedrooms, and under every bed. They took us out back and shot watermelons with rifles and said "it would do the same thing to your head." That was about all the gun safety we needed. When I got a little older (8 or so) I'd rush off the bus on Fridays to get all the guns and ammo ready to go to the camp when dad got home. I'd put each gun on the table and neatly stack boxes of ammo next to the correct gun. It never crossed my mind to load one. That would have been stupid. I was a kid and knew that.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:31 pm to tenfoe
If kids are in the house I think the guns should be locked up. To easy for an accident to happen. You can teach the kids all you want but that don't mean shite if you ain't around.
Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:34 pm to Rize
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Posted on 1/31/14 at 10:51 pm to 4LSU2
My gun safe is my most valuable piece to my collection. Protects my guns from curious kids, fire, flood, or theft. My home defense weapon is locked up as well at the bedside. The pistol safe pictured on the first page is similar to the one I own. If need be I can get into it with my eyes closed.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 9:34 am to Cwar11
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My gun safe is my most valuable piece to my collection. Protects my guns from curious kids, fire, flood, or theft. My home defense weapon is locked up as well at the bedside. The pistol safe pictured on the first page is similar to the one I own. If need be I can get into it with my eyes closed.
That makes a lot of sense. I only have one fun out of my safe at this time.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:44 am to 4LSU2
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makes a lot of sense
I look at it like this, I spend a lot of money on my collection, & if you watched the 20/20 shite show last night u might have noticed how the children played with the guns. I mean some of the kids were throwing the guns on the ground & shite. I would have a damn heart attack knowing that my gun & glass could possibly get treated like some of the kids on the show treated the guns. That's why I say my safe protects my guns from the elements I listed in my previous post. I have 1 child in the house & at this point in her life she wants nothing to do with guns. I'm trying to get her out to shoot but she doesn't want to quite yet and I'm not going to force it on her. I hope in the future she will turn out like the young lady on 20/20 last night, BUT that could cost me a lot of money.
This post was edited on 2/1/14 at 10:46 am
Posted on 2/1/14 at 10:47 am to FelicianaTigerfan
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You can educate and take every precaution but the only for sure safe way is behind a lock that kids can't get in
I completely agree. My son just turned two and it's insane what he can get into. My stepdaughter left a knife on the kitchen counter and I caught him just before he got to it.
I have a big dog for intruders. That's really all I need.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 11:47 am to SabiDojo
Serious question, Does anybody know the statics of how many kids drown in a family pool vs how many shot with a family gun?
If someone is going to ask about guns in the house, should they also ask if there are any illegal drugs in the house, where are prescription medications kept in the house, is there a pool , is it gated, do you text and drive, etc.
If someone is going to ask about guns in the house, should they also ask if there are any illegal drugs in the house, where are prescription medications kept in the house, is there a pool , is it gated, do you text and drive, etc.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 11:58 am to Tigerpaw123
I have every gun in my house loaded and one hot in the chamber.
I taught each of my kids that they do not handle or play with my guns if I'm not with them.
My dad was the same way I knew where every gun was located and they were all loaded.
If I played with them while he was gone I unloaded them and then loaded them back afterwards.
We only have safes now to help keep thieves from stealing them and not to keep them from family members.
I taught each of my kids that they do not handle or play with my guns if I'm not with them.
My dad was the same way I knew where every gun was located and they were all loaded.
If I played with them while he was gone I unloaded them and then loaded them back afterwards.
We only have safes now to help keep thieves from stealing them and not to keep them from family members.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 12:05 pm to bulldog95
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I have every gun in my house loaded and one hot in the chamber.
I taught each of my kids that they do not handle or play with my guns if I'm not with them.
My dad was the same way I knew where every gun was located and they were all loaded.
If I played with them while he was gone I unloaded them and then loaded them back afterwards.
Not to sound like an arse but it does not look like you listened to your dad, how do you expect your kids to listen to you? Much less friends they bring over?
This post was edited on 2/1/14 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 2/1/14 at 12:16 pm to Tigerpaw123
Oh, I agree. The house is fraught with danger. That's why I included the knife in my example.
Guns are dangerous too. That's why they are locked up and kept away from the kids, just like the medication and other dangerous things are.
Guns are dangerous too. That's why they are locked up and kept away from the kids, just like the medication and other dangerous things are.
Posted on 2/1/14 at 12:28 pm to Tigerpaw123
I think if you teach the kids and remove the mystery the kids are a lot less likely to handle your guns when you aren't around. Our guns were kept in a gun cabinet with the keys laying on top of it. It never crossed my mind to play with them or handle them unless we were going hunting or shooting with my Dad.
Mine are in a safe, mostly because my wife did not grow up around guns and is not comfortable with them being out in the open. I have 3 boys under 8 and plan on teaching them how I was taught. They have all handled at least one of the guns and know not to play with them or touch the safe if I am not around.
Mine are in a safe, mostly because my wife did not grow up around guns and is not comfortable with them being out in the open. I have 3 boys under 8 and plan on teaching them how I was taught. They have all handled at least one of the guns and know not to play with them or touch the safe if I am not around.
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