And, he was right. Out of sight, out of mind, is a terrible, irresponsible way to live your life, and to risk the lives of your children. That responsibility should start at home was pretty much agreed to by all the callers. It was heartening, too, that most still felt that decisions about firearms ownership should be left to individuals. And even that kids and guns was still a topic best left to parents.
Safety is, of course, a loaded word.
But training should never be one. Though these are difficult times, it is still possible for all of us who are gunowners to be not just ambassadors for sport, or philosophical idealists, but to be educators, and guardians of safety.