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Although I don't have any kids of my own I must agree with all of the posts about teaching kids about guns at an early age because that is how I learned. My dad started teaching me about guns when I was about 3 and as soon as I was big enough to handle it (about 5) he started taking me out with grandma's 410 breakover single shot and always stressed safety with an iron fist. We had some good times together which I will always miss but I understood that safety always came first. He even killed a ground squirel and showed it to me then explained that guns can do the same thing to people when not used properly. With this solid foundation my dad was able to leave his guns out and loaded with no problems from me or my sister because we knew not to touch them or else and if we had a question he was almost always willing to get the gun out and show us which took the mystery away. I am now 28 and hold a CHL but the same safety rules that my dad taught me then are very much instinct now and I honestly think that if more kids were taught about guns at an early age there would be substantialy fewer gun accidents.