Guns in a safe - ok. Hiding guns from your children - futile and dangerous. If your children are responsible, teach them about guns as soon as they are old enough to understand. Show them where the gun is stored, and let them examine and handle it under your supervision, when asked. If they are idiots, then keep the guns in the safe.
If you try to hide it, and the hiding place is discovered, guess what? You won't know until something bad has already happened.
Idiot child finding a gun's "hiding place" will eventually dry fire it. If he/she is still alive, the next thing that happens is showing off to a friend. Eventually the luck may run out.
I think a revolver is probably safer because you can see the bullets. An auto can be inadvertently loaded at some point following a chamber check. As in "I'm the only one in this room qualified to handle this GLOCK .40..."
If you try to hide it, and the hiding place is discovered, guess what? You won't know until something bad has already happened.
Idiot child finding a gun's "hiding place" will eventually dry fire it. If he/she is still alive, the next thing that happens is showing off to a friend. Eventually the luck may run out.
I think a revolver is probably safer because you can see the bullets. An auto can be inadvertently loaded at some point following a chamber check. As in "I'm the only one in this room qualified to handle this GLOCK .40..."
Last edited: