Gun Safety and Children

Reuters reported that a three-year-old child can unlock unsafe gun safes and security experts warn that children can access vulnerable safes using paper clips, straws, etc. It’s important for every gun owner to ensure the safes they use for gun storage can restrict children from breaking in. It’s the gun owner’s responsibility to prevent firearms from getting into the wrong hands.

Unprotected guns in the home pose numerous risks, including:

• Suicide cases are more possible as a result of the lack of safety measures.
• Crimes are more likely to occur.

It’s in children’s nature to be curious. They often like to do the things their parents or other adults ask them not to. In other words, they  are simply talented in finding things which their elders think are hidden. Therefore, hiding weapons in some part of the home is simply not the best option.

While some security experts may advise parents not to purchase firearms or to remove them from the home, that might not be the right choice for everyone. In this case, we’ll explore the best gun safes available today with the best security features.

Gun safes with a biometric lock, digital lock, key lock and combination lock are the popular ones. Biometric locks are the most reliable, as this scans the programmed fingerprint to allow access. There’s no way to access the safe without the required fingerprints. Combination and key locks can also be a good option, but you run the rick of children finding the keys or overhearing the number combination.

Parents should teach their children to avoid weapons, whether they have the firearms in home or not. Your children might come in contact with firearms while visiting someone else’s home. Listed below are some guidelines to teach your children in case of any contact:

• Stay away from the gun.
• The gun is real, unlike in movies, and can cause real damage.
• Don’t play with the gun.
• Tell an adult immediately when you see a gun.

Make sure weapons are always kept out of reach of children and are properly locked. Don’t ever leave a gun neglected out in the open. 

Post submitted by www.topgunsafereview.com.