Hiding your handgun from your children is of a great importance. Here are some ideas of where you can hide your gun and your gun safe away from your kids. Maybe this will be a bit predictable, possibly even cliché, but hey, if it keeps it away from the kids I’m all for it!
Whenever there is a firearm in a home with children, it is important that the children are taught basic firearm safety. They need to be taught that they are never supposed to touch guns without parent permission.
Once your children are old enough you can teach them the rest of the gun safety rules. Especially when it comes to handling guns.
Teaching Gun Safety
Teaching gun safety when they are old enough is a great way to keep accidents from happening. Be sure to teach your children these rules when they are old enough to handle guns.
Never point the barrel of the gun at anyone or yourself
Wear the proper eye and ear protection when shooting
Store guns unloaded
Use the correct ammo
Always shoot with an adult by your side
Safes
If you have a gun in a home with children, you need to have it in a safe. However, you should keep the safe hidden in addition to putting your gun in a safe. Double protection is always good when it comes to keeping children safe.
Hiding Places
Here are the promised hiding places for your handgun safe in your home. You want to keep the gun safe hidden from your children, but you also want to be able to access your gun if needed. Remember all of these hiding places are only if your handgun is kept in a safe.
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Imbed the safe in the cement in your basement. No one will ever walk off with your safe, will they? This can easily be covered by a chair or any other furniture object in your home.
Bolt the safe to the floor of your closet. It can be easily covered with clothes, a suitcase, or shoes.
Access to the crawl space? This is a great place to hide your safe! Especially if the crawl space access is in your room.
Hide the safe under your bed. This is a great place because it can be easily accessed if your house is broken into.
Create a false bottom to a drawer in your nightstand, which is easily accessible in the event of an emergency and your children will never find it or even know it’s there.
Keeping your gun in a safe keeps it out of the minds of your children. When your children are old enough periodically have chats with them reminding them that gun safety is important, and review the rules. Remember that safety comes first when you have guns in your home.
By Chanelle Furner
Chanelle Furner is a professional writer who has written for many blogs advocating the proper use and storage of guns and the importance of a handgun safe in the home.