Very well written and thoughtful advice @kryptocoin. I agree that we need to teach our kids and prepare them for situations that could arise. A family I know once told me this

So many parents are afraid to teach their kids about guns because they don’t want them to get hurt or accidentally hurt someone else. Well our take on it is this, we sat each of our kids down around a table with a gun on it. We made them look at it and as they did we urged them how much damage it could do. We talked about the dangers of it, how kids accidentally kill them selves and their friends when parents leave them laying around and also how it can protect a family and be used for hunting wild game for food. After our talk we taught each of them how to properly shoot it and handle it with safety and care.

They figured instead of hiding a gun and one of their kids ends up finding it and the unimaginable happens, they would just teach them and show them what and what not to do. They’d rather be the ones to teach their kids about a gun instead of letting them learn from the streets or from someone who could teach them improperly. If we teach our kids in advance they will be prepared for anything. Teaching is also protecting and showing that we love and trust them with information. Thanks for sharing this and thank you for the shout-out ;)