theautobahn
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I am not advocating this by any means. But I have heard people storing guns until their children are about 2-3 with it just unchambered, operating under the assumption the a child of that age can't rack the slide.
I do. And until someone can show me a toddler capable of jacking a round into the chamber of a Glock 20, I won't worry one bit.
I'm pretty safety conscious, but was surprised by the following- A friend was over and we were looking at guns. My then two year old son had expressed an interest previously, so I had been working with him on the 4 rules and the Eddy the Eagle rules as modified by Cornered Cat - I helped him verify that my revolver was empty, then let him hold it - I turned my back for one second and he had thumb cocked it (two hands, gun on the floor). Since then, I make no assumptions about my kid's strength or tenacity when it comes to guns.
A friend's very young son used to rack his lever gun for dry fire practice by putting the muzzle on the carpet and basically hanging off of the lever.