Originally Posted by
ilikebikes
I taught my kids from the moment they could understand that guns are dangerous, I also taught them how to safely handle, clean, load, shoot, and respect a weapon, Ive had guns in my home for 24 years and my children that are now grown never touched them, only when it was time to go to the range, my oldest will be graduating college soon and will be a registered Nurse, she owns an AR 15, a Glock, Remington 12 gauge, and a dragunov just like mine, my youngest attends the Barbara Sandanoto School of Ballet and she also buys and sells Japanese dolls, although she enjoys shooting she shows no interest in owning a gun
see, its a personal choice to be made by the person, not any of us OR the US government, its all up to the person
I have as well (only to stay away from them at this point due to their ages), as my father did with me but I also remember how curious I was as a kid. I can't be sure that on a play date, some kid my kids are friends with has been "trained" or that his parents don't realize his big brother has a gun, or the wife thinks the husband has the weapon secured and locked when in fact it's within a 6yo's reach.
The choices you refer to, while true, result in kids getting killed for no other reason than the parent needing something to feel secure and negate a threat that is less likely than a kid finding and discharging the weapon. They also result in dead spouses when emotions run high and logic is suppressed.