| In view of the risks involved with
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| | been a number of injuries and death from
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| handling firearms besides the fact that
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| | guns in the home there are currently gun
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| more and more guns are making their way
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| | safety programs set up to teach both
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| into the wrong hands, gun safety is
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| | parents and children the significance of
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| especially important to teach to
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| | gun safety. Of which one of the gun
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| children. Just incase a gun is in a home
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| | safety programs called the Eddie Eagle
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| for personal protection it should be
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| | program from the National Rifle
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| stored properly and out of the reach of
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| | Association (NRA). This safety program
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| children. In fact deaths from firearms
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| | tells children step by step how to deal
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| are the primary cause of death in
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| | with a gun if they come across one, the
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| children as the majority of the incidents
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| | steps are, Stop! Don't Touch, Leave the
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| that cause injury are not intentional.
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| | Area, and Tell an Adult. This simple
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| Therefore teaching children about gun
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| | basic method is one that should be taught
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| safety is extremely essential.
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| | every child as all three steps are
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| Each year there are a large number of
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| | important aspects in gun safety. There is
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| children that are injured by guns.
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| | a program called "Keep Your Family Safe
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| Although most injuries by firearms occur
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| | from Firearm Injury" that is sponsored by
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| in children of the adolescent age many
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| | the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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| young children and infants are affected
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| | According to this gun safety program that
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| as well. At times if a young child sees a
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| | has been designed for parents - it
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| gun, any may not be aware that it's
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| | stresses that the best gun safety measure
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| something that is dangerous and not meant
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| | is to possess a firearm in the house.
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| to be touched, they may play with it.
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| | One must remember that safe storage of a
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| This takes place time and again in the
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| | gun should be a priority if choosing to
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| home and certainly needs to be addressed
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| | have a gun in the home. A safe or even a
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| by teaching gun safety to children early
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| | locked drawer should be used and anything
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| on.
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| | without a lock on it is clearly unsafe.
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| It is estimated that in the United
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| | Kids are inquisitive and will look in
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| States, there are firearms in almost 50%
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| | places all over the house. If a lock is
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| of the homes. In spite of the fact that
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| | in place it takes away the chance that
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| this estimate is inflated it still means
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| | the child will be able to find the
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| there are many homes do have guns which
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| | firearm.
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| in turn makes gun safety extremely
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| | It is not only your responsibility to
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| important. Predominately the firearms are
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| | keep your children safe and sound but it
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| for reasons of safety and protection but
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| | needs to be your priority. Hence to be
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| it is more likely that you will injure or
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| | more informed about how to keep your gun
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| kill a family member or friend than an
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| | stored far away from little children is
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| intruder in the home.
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| | plainly crucial.
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| Taking into consideration that there have
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