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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I assume that most writers on this site are mommies or daddies. [/quote]

Jeff will probably weigh in on this shortly, but this forum was invaded by a number of pro-gun freakazoids shortly after Sandy Hook. I think some of them are still hanging around and might not be "mommies or daddies."[/quote]

[b]I'm a pro-gun 'freakazoid' and have three kids[/b].[/quote]

Do you keep a Bushmaster AR-15 or similar weapons and high capacity magazines in your home?[/quote]

If my kid went to your kid's for a playdate I would worry that while you were down organizing the basement or whatever, your 7 year old would take my 7 year old into your walk in closet to impress him by showing him a real gun.  It would only take a couple minutes.  If your gun is locked up high, with the ammo in another place, how would it be available to you in case of an intruder?  This is why people keep a loaded gun in their nightstand.

My son has a locking blade pocketknife.  He loves that thing.  He is not allowed to use it without an adult right next to him because it is really sharp.  Just before Christmas, he had his classmate over.  I went down to the basement to move some laundry to the dryer.  I folded for a few minutes.  I went upstairs to check on the boys.  I was horrified to see the other boy cutting a hole in a large cardboard box with the pocketknife.  My son had retrieved the pocketknife from my closet and given it to the other boy.  They were creating a fort with cutouts to see out of.

I felt so lucky the boys had not been hurt.  It happened so fast, and my son disobeyed by retrieving the knife without me.  I was surprised, he is very obedient, but he wanted to impress his friend.

You could say that I should have had the knife locked up or high up.  Yet we have lots of unsecured kitchen knives, matches on a high shelf, but they could be retrieved with a chair, etc.  I had the knife in a high drawer in my closet, it is only 2 inches long anyway.  I did not think something like that would happen.  [/quote]

Ever hear of a biometric safe?[/quote]

Yeah, regrettably most gun owners don't have them.  Worse yet, many people still keep a handgun next to the bed.

That's the problem with gun safety and kids.  It's really easy to slip up, and kids just do impulsive things.[/quote]

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