Extracts from the National Rifle Association web site for A Guide to Firearm Safety.

Responsibility
In a home where guns are kept, the degree of safety a child has rests squarely on the child's parents. Parents who accept the responsibility to learn, practice and teach gun safety rules will ensure their child's safety

Although most crimes are against property rather than against people, a substantial number of crimes involve robbery, purse snatching or other forms of physical or sexual assault. In order to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crimes against person, your must be cautions in your home, in your car and on the street.

What can you do to decrease your chances of being assaulted short of locking yourself in the house

Each year, more than a million vehicles are stolen in the United States - about one vehicle every 30 seconds.

Car thieves, like home burglars, generally have an easy time of it. Their thievery is made simple by car owners who obligingly

Con games - swindles. Most of us think we would be the last people in the world to be tricked into handing over our hard-earned money for deals that in retrospect are obviously phony.

But confidence artists are experts in human psychology and behavior. They know how to win over your confidence with their smooth talking and self-assured manner. Unless you are careful you my find yourself turning over cash or buying worthless