Family Tips

Improper firearms-storage and kids in the house (Part 2)

July 24th, 2007

No matter have you gun or not, if you live in the USA guns are true danger to your kids, as they are in more than one third of all U.S. families. Kids could face a gun visiting your neighbor’s house, playing with friends, or spending time with extended family.
If you have firearms or other ammunition in your home, always make sure they are kept in a securely locked safe or cabinet out of sight and out of kids’ reach. This concerns all firearms — unloaded and uncocked (you can also use gun locks). Make sure that bullets and shells are stored separately from firearms; gun-cleaning supplies, which are often poisonous, are kept in a safe place.
In case kids faced a gun, these potentially lifesaving rules from the National Rifle Association will help you to teach him or her:
Stop.
Don’t touch.
Remove yourself from the area immediately.
Tell an adult right away.
Emphasize to children that guns are not toys, but deadly weapons. And, unlike scenes in cartoons, real guns can seriously injure or even kill.


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