Owning firearms with children in the house

I want to share my thoughts on this as well as my own childhood experience to help people That own firearms and have children living with them.
When I was very young I was taking out into the backyard we set up a watermelon and coconut and we shot it,  Then it was explained to me that the same thing the gun did to those items, it would do to a person if you shot them. I was told that that person would be gone forever I would never get to see them again their parents and their family would never get to see them again, because of me that person would be gone forever. I was told never to touch or handle a gun unless An adult I knew was right there with me, one of my family members not a stranger, I was told that if I was at a friends house and I seen a gun, I was not to touch it and if one of my friends was playing with the gun I needed to come home or call home immediately and let them know.
If you do not take a Child and explain to them the dangers and the responsibility of a gun, Then when they see one they will think it's a toy they want to pick it up and play with it, point it and pull the trigger, not realizing what will happen. Who's at fault then is it the child, or the parents who was negligent in providing the proper information to that child, even if you don't own a firearm their friends might and your child needs to know about what to do if they see one.
Now let us discuss firearms with children ages 12 and up, In my opinion at about 12 years of age a child has enough strength and knowledge to be at the range with their father, mother or another selected adult getting in range time, Again we are discussing range time not the occasional trip to the range which I feel should start at about eight or 10 years old. If your son or daughter is at home alone after school and someone breaks into your house you want that child to be able to protect themself.
Again I cannot stress this enough SAFTEY Either take responsibility for your child and you take them out and continuously reassert the importance of safety or enroll them in a class that will do it for you.

A few more things I want to discuss with firearm owners especially if you have young children in the house with you. If you want to have a quick and easy access to your firearm have it in a holster on your person, Also there are several novelty items that hold guns for you that no one will know is really a gun case. For instants they sell a clock that you can hide enough on your wall that a child cannot reach but you can open the face of it and access firearm, There is also a book you can buy that you can keep on a high shelf that is really a gun case, There are several others these are just a few that I thought were kind of neat and I wanted to share.
Now I know what you're thinking "what if I'm sleeping in my bed Shouldn't I have my gun on my nightstand or under my pillow" Maybe is your bedroom door locked is there anyway your child can get in there while you're asleep and get to the gun or perhaps you might forget it leave the door open and your child gets a hold of your weapon, How about I give you a better option a safer option that may very well save your child's life, get a biometric safe, their small, they open extremely fast and it will keep your child from having access to your firearm.
All other firearms not being used personal safety keep them locked in the safe. The most important thing is the safety of your family and your children the key to that safety is making it impossible for a young child to get a hold of your firearm and being able to shoot someone or themselves.