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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lhorgrim" data-source="post: 4579878" data-attributes="member: 12222">My son is 5 years old, and I have been teaching him about firearms and firearm safety since he was four.I have to have guns in my house due to my profession, and while I keep them relatively secure, I can't make them 100% secure.Most of the Negligent Discharge calls I have been to occurred because the shooter did not know that there was a round in the chamber of the gun.  It takes so little time to learn how to make a gun safe, and it's tragic that these incidents are so avoidable.I want my son to stay away from any firearm unless supervised by me, but failing that, I want him to know the safety rules.I want him to always assume a gun is loaded.  As far as I'm concerned, it IS loaded until you have cleared it yourself and checked it visually and by touch.I have not taken him to the range, because he is not mature enough to be safe in that environment.  I teach him about firearms while I'm cleaning mine.  I teach him about the different parts of the gun, and I focus on safety, safety. safety.  he knows that if he wants to see one of my firearms he can ask me and I'll break it down for him to see.  When he's older I'll take him to the range and try to reinforce the lessons I've been teaching him.I want him to respect firearms, but not be terrified of them.</blockquote>