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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 75538" data-attributes="member: 9701">Excellent point.  This is also why hiding a loaded gun is also a bad idea.  At 4 years old, I first showed my son a handgun. I told him what it was and what dangers it held. I also told him he could hold it whenever he wanted to, as long as he asked me first. This took all the mystery out of the gun. When he was old enough, I took him shooting whenever he wanted to go (which wasn't often).  Not once has he ever touched any of my guns without asking.  When you hide a gun away from the child, it creates a wonder.  That's how children are involved in shooting accidents.  Their curiosity is powerful. Take the mystery away, and they couldn't care less.</blockquote>