Yeah, I wouldn't doubt that. But having a gun for protection doesn't really do you much good if you have the weapons and ammo stored in separate safes or whatever bullshit they recommend. But having a loaded weapon on my nightstand doesn't work either with a 1,2, and 4 year old in the house. If they were 9, 10, and 12? maybe,but that is a long way off.
Do NOT do that. I'm sure you're already aware of just how resourceful an inquisitive 4 year old can be.
For your home defense weapon (loaded) you use one of these - only you or your wife's fingerprints can open it.
And hell the fuck yeah. Putting stuff up high stopped being an effective deterrent a little while ago for her. I've seen them scale bookshelves to get at my wife's lunch. That is the "problem" to me is that if I got this thing for safety I would want it accessible, and yet if it was accessible it would be a danger to my (very young) kids.
Yeah, you would be shocked at what a 4 year old can figure out. It isn't something I would be willing to ever risk.
The bio-metric safe is small so you can put it on your nightstand or under the bed and it's faster than fishing your gun out of an unlocked drawer. Finger on scanner, the door drops and your in business.
There are always places in a house that a kid, no matter how ingenious, cannot climb, especially if they have no reason to because they have no idea something is up there. But yeah if you're that concerned about your children, then you get a handgun and a small safe to keep it in. Or an unloaded shotgun up somewhere high in your bedroom and keep the shells somewhere else.
We're still talking pretty young here, although I guess at 4 years old it they're pretty close to the manual dexterity and balance needed to climb like a damn monkey.
Getting a car makes a house less safe. About 400 kids or so each year are killed by their parents backing up over them, but that doesnt mean you dont get a car.
You don't think there is a huge difference for a fucking 4 year old? Come on. I'm not saying I don't want q gun because I think I would shoot my kids, but because of the possibility of an accident. The biometric safe seems like the best idea, I don't know, I'm talking about it with my wife. For me, seeing my kids and the shit they are capable of, it makes me cautious. But at the same time I feel like that is exactly why I might need some kind of firearms for protection. We will see, I guess.
Purchasing a gun while you're still in the throes of your "emotional response" is probably not a wise decision.