I think there is an added risk if they're there, but I would agree that to say "if you love your children, you should get rid of [your guns] voluntarily" is pretty ridiculous. There is an added risk to driving on the expressway versus driving on highways - and I dare say it's a MUCH bigger risk than the risk of an accidental shooting. Does that mean if parents parents love their children, they should always opt to take the highway instead of driving on the expressway with their kids in the car?

 

I agree to an extent. But if we are talking about one of the "I always pack and my gun stays loaded" kind of people then yes, I do think you are adding a risk to your house that shouldn't be there with children. If you are a hunter with guns locked away in a safe --- not so much.

 

Also, the highway vs freeway analogy doesn't really work here. Most accidents happen close to home...

^ that's why I moved away from home...it would be safer, since most accidents happen close to home.

In all seriousness, most home gun accidents with children come from curiosity. They want to look at the gun, or show it off or play with it. The best way to keep your kids safe in a home with guns is to get them involved in shooting and teach them proper respect and safety. No kidding around or foolishness when handling firearms in front of your children, set a good example and teach them respect for the firearms.

 

By pulling a Clyde you mean, "asking brilliant questions", correct?

 

I think it had more to do with putting words in someone's mouth.

 

I agree to an extent. But if we are talking about one of the "I always pack and my gun stays loaded" kind of people then yes, I do think you are adding a risk to your house that shouldn't be there with children. If you are a hunter with guns locked away in a safe --- not so much.

 

Also, the highway vs freeway analogy doesn't really work here. Most accidents happen close to home...

 

What does "always pack and my gun stays loaded" have to do with firearm safety at home?

 

I always have a gun and my gun is always loaded when I carry it. How does that make my home unsafe for children?

What does "always pack and my gun stays loaded" have to do with firearm safety at home?

 

I always have a gun and my gun is always loaded when I carry it. How does that make my home unsafe for children?

Where's your gun when you are at home?

I think it had more to do with putting words in someone's mouth.

Nope, had to be the first one.

Where's your gun when you are at home?

 

I don't have kids so it's really not relevant. If I did have kids it would be in a safe place.

In all seriousness, most home gun accidents with children come from curiosity. They want to look at the gun, or show it off or play with it. The best way to keep your kids safe in a home with guns is to get them involved in shooting and teach them proper respect and safety. No kidding around or foolishness when handling firearms in front of your children, set a good example and teach them respect for the firearms.

 

This post is spot on. I have two grandsons who were taught at a very young age about gun safety and how to safely fire both long guns and pistols. When they were too young to learn this, the guns were locked and out of sight, so they would not have any curiousity about the guns. Both grandsons are now experienced hunters and can enjoy the outdoors with little worry.

 

I don't have kids so it's really not relevant. If I did have kids it would be in a safe place.

 

So my point is proven...

 

So my point is proven...

I'm not sure what your point is.

 

But my point the entire time has been that the following statement is absurd.

 

In the land of the Second Amendment, nobody will take your guns away. But if you love your children, you should get rid of them voluntarily

I'm not sure what your point is.

 

But my point the entire time has been that the following statement is absurd.

That the "always pack and my gun stays loaded" crowd don't have their guns locked away at home.

Frum: Fear drives opposition to gun control

 

Fear drives opposition to gun control - CNN.com

 

And a gun in the house is not a guarantee of personal security -- it is instead a standing invitation to family tragedy. The cold dead hands from which they pry the gun are very unlikely to be the hands of a heroic minuteman defending home and hearth against intruders. They are much more likely to be the hands of a troubled adolescent or a clumsy child.

 

In the land of the Second Amendment, nobody will take your guns away. But if you love your children, you should get rid of them voluntarily.

 

Please... Terrible attempt at a scare tactic.

I agree to an extent. But if we are talking about one of the "I always pack and my gun stays loaded" kind of people then yes, I do think you are adding a risk to your house that shouldn't be there with children. If you are a hunter with guns locked away in a safe --- not so much.

 

Also, the highway vs freeway analogy doesn't really work here. Most accidents happen close to home...

 

Come on now. Where are you driving most of the time? From your house and back to your house.

In all seriousness, most home gun accidents with children come from curiosity. They want to look at the gun, or show it off or play with it. The best way to keep your kids safe in a home with guns is to get them involved in shooting and teach them proper respect and safety. No kidding around or foolishness when handling firearms in front of your children, set a good example and teach them respect for the firearms.

I couldn't agree more. Well said and true to the core. Frankly, if I'm gone, my 13yo is the one who is in charge of any firearm necessity. He has his own glock 19 9mm. He knows where they are, and can operate them safely and more accurately than I can (although I'd never admit it to him) He doesn't have to wonder about them, what they do or how they work. He knows what they are for and when they are appropriate to use.

 

I'll add this, if anyone has an inclination to break into my home, I wouldn't be the only one armed. That joker on the second floor balcony will be plinking at you from an elevated position.