Today I checked Fox News and found an article called "Tips for Firearm Storage at Home." It spoke directly to what to do if you have kids and how you secure your weapons. Nothing earth shattering here and everyone on this forum probably knows this already, but it was great timing to see this article as I'm considering my purchase.

Tips For Firearm Storage At Home | Fox News

There are classes about this and if you and your wife take one it will answer all the questions and maybe some doubt you may have from a non biased and outside the box professional's view. I hope this helps.

I found my fathers Pistol, (S&W 392) when i was 5 years old, after playing with it for a few days I put it under my bed. later in the week our house cleaner came down with it and showed it to my parents. My life was never the same. Instead of taking it away from me my father taught me all he knew about gun safety and gun in general. it was our way to bond every day. I've been shooting ever since and I'm now 23 yrs old. I remember my dad crying because he thought I could have killed myself which is true, but i remember safety checking the gun, looking down the barrel from the slide and checking the clip to make sure it was unloaded. the first thing I want to teach my children is gun safety and respect. even if i don't have guns in the house which won't happen (lol) i want them to know what to do when they are around them. id rather educate them then keep them in the dark.

Don't over think it. You are a responsible father (or you would not have asked the question) and seem to have a good head on your shoulders. Safety for our children starts with the parents. If you make the decision to have guns and kids in the same house, you and your wife have make yourselves knowledgeable about the gun will have and especially about and practice gun safety.

I had handguns, rifles and shotguns while my kids were growing up. I used a plastic water gun to teach them gun safety, took them to the range and shot some fruit for dramatic effect so they could see first hand what a gun could do if not used properly. And then would explain to them what the guns were used for. Of course we kept them put away in a safe in our bedroom.

THere are many good single, hand guns safe available today and by all emans that should be art of your investment at the time the gun is purchased. Good luck.

Smullen-- how old was your daughter when you started teaching firearms-- pellet gun or otherwise? I have a 3 year old and have taught her some of the steps that's suggested by the NRA, but I'm not certain when I should teach her how to *handle* one