Hi donna,
Long time no hear!
DR>FWIW, my husband trains our daughters and myself in gun usage and safety. 
He
  >does have guns in the home - he used to work as a police dispatcher - and 
as
  >active duty military member he must know how to use them and occasionally 
ha
  >that drawer. If we didn't have weapons in the home, training us in safety 
an
  >usage might be rather useless, but if you have them in your home, you 
should
  >know how not to mess with them.
I agree if they are in the home you should know that. Read my message to
Glenn if you haven't done so already.
DR>I'm not sure that this kind of training should be limited to homeschoolers 
-
  >anyone with guns in their home should ensure that the whole family knows 
the
  >appropriate safety rules around them, and that the guns should be stowed 
saf
  >in the first place.
Right!
                -Ruth
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