Guns are not toys and never were designed to be considered as such. They should not be feared, but respected. A bullet from an unsecured gun can destroy the life of any one. Careless thoughts or reckless actions by anyone must be avoided at all times when a gun is present.
             Gun Safety Education is a big item for discussion. A safe plan of action should be taught to everyone. It should correspond with a person's age. This safe plan of action hopefully will be learned and practiced before a person comes in contact with a gun. No matter what your personal views about guns may be, Gun Safety Education is very important and gun accidents can be eliminated.
             Currently, most individuals learn about guns for four reasons-hunting, occupations, the sport of shooting, and self-defense. But the most important reason to learn about guns has been overlooked. The most important reason a person should learn about guns is for safety. Safety Awareness cannot be stressed enough by each and every one of us.
             Sad, untimely injuries and/or deaths of many individuals are abundant throughout our society. These true-life stories are very painful and the people who tell about them are seldom heard. Now, no one expects a gun accident to enter his or her life, but sooner or later, it happens. If everyone would take the time to show responsible gun ownership and make sure that all guns are in safe working condition and are secured properly you might just save one persons life.
             Approximately five years ago a very close family friend of ours, son had lost his life from a gun-related accident. He was a young man, 20 years old at the time, who had recently graduated from high school and was attending FIU and working part time as a security guard. One night while he was home alone he decided to clean his gun. Apparently the gun was loaded and he didn't realize it. Somehow the gun fired and he was killed instantly. This, as you can imagine...