My dad took me out to shoot for the first time when I was very, very little. He did with all of his kids. He gave us lots of severe warnings, kept his guns very secure, and made sure we knew what guns were capable of. We couldn't even point tiny, unrealistic toy guns at people or pets, not even squirt guns, unlike most kids. Because of having this from an early age, several of us encountered unsecured guns outisde our homes when we were very young, and knew how to act. I remember the first time my friend found her fathers gun, which had been hidden from her. We were in kindergarten or first grade. She'd never been allowed to see it or been talked to about it, so the first thing she did was try to look down the barrel to see if it was loaded. I think that is much more dangerous, much worse, and much more irresponsible parenting. If you choose to have firearms in your home, I think making sure your kids are aware of them and know how to safely handle them and not ignorant of them are just as important as locking them up, locking the ammo up seperately, or any other precaution. Little kids seem to be drawn to guns (probably because they know they aren't allowed to have them). So, if you are going to ever have guns in your house, I wholeheartedly support taking your children to the range with you to quell the attraction.