I keep hearing... my kids never go in my closet or, put it up high outta reach. Does anyone ever worry about their kids going hunting for Christmas or birthday presents? I mean, I did when I was a kid. The first places I looked was mom/dads closet and under bed. As for outta reach. Kids will pull a chair up to stand on to get anything interesting. I know with proper teaching and warning this can be avoided, but just wanted to put it out there. I know there are horror stories all over the net and news of just such scenario playing out.
A cousin of mine was shot in the back of the head by his friend. He died. His father was a police officer and it was his service gun. He was showing his friend the gun. He knelt down to the safe in the closet, got the firearm out and handed it back to his friend standing behind him. bang. Friend grabbed the gun and hit the trigger. Reason for telling that story is just remember you can do everything you think to make it safe but please teach the kids about being safe and what CAN really happen. Your not always as safe against something like this as you may think. He knew he shouldn't have been getting into that safe but still...
sorry for the rant, but...