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Parents Safety Guide, Firearms, Family, Children Safety
The Parents' Responsibility,
Safety
- In a home where guns are kept,
the degree of safety a child has rests squarely on the
child's parents.
Parents who accept the responsibility to learn, practice and
teach gun safety rules will ensure their child's safety to a
much greater extent than those who do not. Parental
responsibility does not end, however, when the child leaves
the home.
According to federal statistics, there are guns in
approximately half of all U.S. households. Even if no one in
your family owns a gun, chances are that someone you know
does. Your child could come in contact with a gun at a
neighbor's house, when playing with friends, or under other
circumstances outside your home.
It is critical for your child to know what to do if he or
she encounters a firearm anywhere, and it is the parents'
responsibility to provide that training.
Own A Firearm, Practice Family, Children Safety - And Continue Your Training
| Teach Your Child About Gun Safety | ||
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If you have decided that your child is not ready to
be trained in a gun's handling and use, teach him or
her to follow these instructions. If your child find a Firearm: |
STOP! Don't Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult. |
The initial steps of "Stop" and "Don't Touch" are the most important. To counter the natural impulse to touch a gun, it is imperative that you impress these steps of the safety message upon your child. |
| The Gun Owners' Responsibilities | ||
| Most states impose some form of legal duty on adults to take reasonable steps to deny access by children to dangerous substances or instruments. It is the individual gun owner's responsibility to understand and follow all laws regarding gun purchase, ownership, storage, transport, etc. |
Contact your state police and/or
local police for information regarding such laws. If
you own a gun and do not know how to operate it, do
not experiment with it. Point it in a safe
direction, keep your finger off the trigger, and
store it securely. Seek competent assistance and
instruction at once. An untrained adult can be as
dangerous as a curious child. |
Store guns so that they are
inaccessible to children and other unauthorized
users. Gun shops sell a wide variety of safes,
cases, and other security devices. While specific
security measures may vary, a parent must, in every
case, assess the exposure of the firearm and
absolutely ensure that it is inaccessible to a
child. |
| You Can Be Never To Careful With Kids | ||
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There is no such thing as being too careful with
children and guns. Never assume that simply because
a toddler may lack finger strength, they can't pull
the trigger. A child's thumb has twice the strength
of the other fingers. When a toddler's thumb
"pushes" against a trigger, invariably the barrel of
the gun is pointing directly at the child's face.
NEVER leave a firearm lying around the house. |
Child safety precautions still apply even if you
have no children or if your children have grown to
adulthood and left home. A nephew, niece, neighbor's
child or a grandchild may come to visit. Practice
gun safety at all times. |
To prevent injury or death caused by improper storage of guns in a home where children are likely to be present, you should store all guns unloaded, lock them with a firearms safety device and store them in a locked container. Ammunition should be stored in a location separate from the gun |
