[FairfaxVA]

Seems to me that educating children to leave guns alone is a good idea. Why this would be opposed is beyond me. My father hunted and I grew up around guns. He taught me at an early age not to touch them unless he was with me. I learned a healthy respect for firearms, and safe usage. Sadly, I guess some parents don't do this. This video and coloring book may save lives. I'm sure people weren't this worked up over Smokey the Bear:)

[billnaz]

"Seems to me that educating children to leave guns alone is a good idea. Why this would be opposed is beyond me."

In Arizona there is an organization called Arizonans for Gun Safety. The governor of Arizona, a flaming liberal in a sea of conservatives (except for Pima and Coconino counties) found it politically wise to sign a bill into law that allows firearms safety training to be taught in the public high schools.

You would think that Arizonans for Gun Safety would be happy about this law. Wrong! Arizonans for Gun Safety is a bunch of hoplophobes with a gun control agenda. They, along with the other liberal gun-grabbing nutcases in Arizona, pitched a fit about the law.

The lesson here is that while we as law-abiding firearms owners are naturally concerned about safety, there are organizations out there which cloak themselves in the mantle of "gun safety" while promoting a gun control agenda. It behooves all of us to be aware of these phony organizations and expose them whenever we find them.

[moog]

Seems to me that educating children to leave guns alone is a good idea. Why this would be opposed is beyond me.

Me too. But at least it's not that way where I teach. BTW, sounds like you had a wonderful father. My dad also taught us a respect for firearms. We never were tempted to use his, but we sure had fun when he took us out to shoot clay pigeons.