CG>  I agree with you here.  Teach a child to stay away from weapons and
CG>  OUT of the gun cabinet and not to play with children who play with 
CG>  guns, but other than that, leave the shooting and the understanding
CG>  it, to the adults...
 
Hi Chris,
 
  PMFJI here, I agree that children should be taught to stay out of the 
gun cabinet and not to play with children who *play* with real 
firearms.  But having grown up in a home with firearms and learning how 
to shoot at a young age (9 or 10), I think it is vitally important for 
children in that environment to be taught proper respect for firearms 
as well as the appropriate safety rules.  To simply say *stay away* and 
ignore the subject may beg for problems down the road, even if it's 
just from plain old kid curiosity.  I don't advocate forcing all 
children to become small arms experts by any stretch, but *IF* you have 
firearms in the home, a thorough safety and awareness course of 
instruction is in order.
 
 
Norwich CT!  No kidding.  I grew up in Mystic, been a long time since 
I've been back home for anything more of a couple of week visit to the 
folks.
 
Dale
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