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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. That’s thee safest place for your daughter to encounter a gun and learn how to handle one. You never know what she may come in contact with.  Better that she has knowledge of proper handling techniques.  [/quote]

In what world will a child have to know how to handle a gun? If they're in a room with one, LEAVE the room. [/quote]

Many shooting accidents happen because untrained individuals encounter a firearm and don't know how to handle it responsibly.  Having one person who knows what they are doing to be able to tell the others how NOT to handle it can often be the difference between an injury/death or neither.  Having your child be able to tell people "don't do that.  You have to X, Y, Z before you do that" can make all the difference in the world.

Also, sometimes it isn't possible to leave a room fast enough.  Having knowledge of guns, whether the safety is on, whether the person is handling a gun responsibly, whether the person knows what they are doing, can make all the difference.

I'm anti gun and I believe that it is safer if my child knows about gun safety even if they never handle a gun.  Everyone is safer.[/quote]

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