Firearm Safety for Kids

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Tip 1 - Gun Safety With Kids in the House

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Nowaczyk | permalink

How do you make sure your kids are safe when you have guns in the house? Follow WebMD's tips for storing guns and talking to children about them.
Tags: guns, guns and kids, gun storage, gun lock, gun safe, storing guns away from kids

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/gun-safety-kids ^[1]

Tip 2 - Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by winston coetzer | permalink

The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program is a gun accident prevention program that seeks to help parents, law enforcement, community groups and educators navigate a topic paramount to our children’s safety. Eddie and his Wing Team are on a mission to help you teach Pre-K through 4th graders what to do if they ever come across a gun… STOP! Don’t Touch! Run Away! Tell a Grown-up!

For further reading: https://eddieeagle.nra.org/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Teach Your Child Gun Safety

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Amadeus Wustlich | permalink

As an overprotective modern parent who gets nervous when my kids ride bicycles to a friend's house, I would not teach my children to hunt if I thought it were dangerous. Better they have a gun in their hands, than, say, a skateboard. Hunting and shooting have low accident rates precisely because we place so much emphasis on gun safety. Although hunting should be fun, teaching kids to be safe shooters doesn't call for much sense of humor. Treat the topic seriously, and children will respond to the gravity in your voice.
Tags: hunting, guns, Rifles, Shotguns, 2nd Amendment, ammunition, Shooting Tips, Shooting Tips

For further reading: http://www.fieldandstream.com/node/1005010563 ^[3]

Tip 4 - Firearms Safety Videos | NSSF

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by moccus | permalink

Firearms safety videos from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, including Firearms Safety Depends on You and other titles.
Tags: firearms safety videos, gun safety videos, firearms safety depends on you, nssf

For further reading: http://www.nssf.org/safety/video/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Guns Within Reach

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Dan Sidor | permalink

More than 1.5 million children live in households where firearms are kept unlocked and loaded, and over 100 innocent kids are killed every year. Read this to make sure your child stays safe.

For further reading: http://www.parents.com/kids/safety/guns-within-reach/ ^[5]