Hate to break the news to you but the 2nd Amendment was not drafted to protect the right to "collect" guns. It wasn't even necessary to protect hunting, something that was considered as natural right and as much a necessity as owning a horse in the largely rural American colonies of the late 18th century. The 2nd Amendment secures the right of individuals to own guns for their defense. And as such no gun is capable of defending anyone if it is unloaded, trigger locked, and kept in a safe when you need it.
This idea that your own children once they are older than age 3 are not capable of understanding rules about guns, matches, swimming pools, pets, medicines--- sounds more like a parent problem not a kid problem. And while I respect your concern about "curious kid"--especially curious little boys. The best way to cure that is to make them NOT curious about guns. To expose them to guns and what the rules are. To let them hold them (supervised), and at the appropriate age shown how to safely fire and handle them. Because like it or not--- and even for families with no guns in their homes. Every kid may eventually be "introduced" to a firearm at another home where YOU ARE NOT able to control the situation, and I can tell you honestly right here and now that it WON'T be the children who were raised around firearms who will be "curious" to touch them, handle them, or otherwise stick around while some other kid does so.
People take time to teach their kids about "stranger danger", how to cross the street, and not to go swimming without an adult around. But if your kids aren't taught gun safety too, then you are doing them a disservice.
