How to Talk to Your Kids About Guns

Kids and Guns

Parenting plays a key role when it comes to teaching kids safe practices around guns, and will build the foundation for them when it comes to how they act around them when they’re older. Small lessons and concepts can be forgotten, but with repetition children can remember standard safety procedures for years to come. The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program, started by the NRA, is meant to teach kids about gun safety in a fun and easy way. Below you’ll find the steps to teach your children:
  1. Stop: By teaching your child to stop when he or she sees a gun will allow them to take a moment to think about the other steps they need to remember about the rest of the gun safety instructions.
  2. Don’t Touch: A firearm that is left alone and not touched or disturbed is unlikely to fire, keeping your child, or anyone surrounding the gun, out of danger.
  3. Run Away: Telling your child to run away from a firearm removes the temptation to touch it, as well as the danger you could put another person in by being near a gun and causing it to fire.
  4. Tell an Adult: If your child come in contact with a gun, the last step they need to follow is to tell an adult. If a parent is not available, have them seek out another trustworthy adult, such as a neighbor, relative, or teacher.
The NRA encourages you to be a responsible adult and parent by repeating these rules to your children, even if you don’t own a gun. According to federal statistics, 40% of U.S. households have guns, so getting this message across to your children as soon as possible will keep them safe, and responsible, around guns.

To further your child’s safety, you can following these tips:
  • Make sure all firearms cannot be reached by a child, or anyone else that should not have access to them
  • Keep ammunition securely stored where a child or any unauthorized person cannot reach it
  • Talk to your child about guns and gun safety. By removing the sense of mystery surrounding guns, your child will be less curious about firearms, and more likely to follow gun safety runs
  • Make sure your child understand the difference between a toy gun and a real gun, along with the difference between “pretend” and real life. 
If you have more questions about how to talk to your kids about guns and gun safety, please visit the Eddie Eagle GunSafety website here.

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