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Kalrog wrote:... but even my 2 haven't figured out how to open my safe yet.

You can't go wrong with a safe (unless you forget the combination).

It seems most reports of shooting accidents involving small children say that the weapon was in a drawer, under a bed, or something like that.

- Jim

glockmav wrote:The pamphlet could be improved by stressing firearm safey instead of saying all guns are bad.

I agree. If they have a pamphlet that says "no guns in the house," most people are going to ignore it.

It's amazing to first-time parents how quickly a toddler can get into things that we think are secure (at least it was to me).

- Jim

Just some things to think about;

The American Academy of Pediatrics is vehemently anti-gun and has been for decades. Some of their leaders have stated openly that all weapons should be banned.

Physicians only see the downside of firearms: people injured or killed by accidents, violent crime, or suicide.

About the best you can do to counter that is to find the numbers of children injured by firearms versus cars, swimming pools, etc. You can also point out that possibly millions of violent crimes are prevented each year by armed citizens.

You can find statistics at http://www.GunFacts.info/ and many other places.

Watch out for the phrase "children and teenagers." A number labeled that way includes people up to 19 years old, who are adults.

- Jim