I have no problem with a fellow that keeps his guns locked up.

As for us, we consider a gun to be worthless unless it is loaded. So they are, in the safe and out.

My kids were raised around them, and literally anytime they wanted to look at one or shoot it, I let them.

They were shown the effect of a gunshot and told that once the bullet leaves the barrel it ain't coming back. Various objects proved the devastation a gun causes and to be honest, I was so graphic in my demonstrations that I'm a bit surprised they are interested in them at all.

Guns never worried me too much.

Because they were raised around ram stock, bolo knives, swathers, herbicides, LP gas torches, drill presses, haystacks, horses {mean and nice, made no difference}, manure forks, toasters, cattle, kitchen knives {left strewn about like most everybody does...}, hair dryers, steep slopes, medicine and each other.

Most of the folks that fear guns don't spend too much time really evaluating the safety of their own homes. Home life is dangerous!!

We each have our tolerances I guess. I'll never forget the total mortification I felt in "safe" Denmark when for Christmas the folks I stayed with lit real candles that were hanging on their Christmas tree. Talk about "Nuts" I thought...