Grandpa's Gun

by Esther Brown

“Morgan, do you know what this is?” I overheard Grandpa Gary asking our 3 year old grand-daughter.

“That is a GUN!” She announced with delight.

I shuddered inside. There had recently been an episode where a child found a parent's gun and shot someone. Grandpa has a large collection of guns in his safe and knows how to use them. He keeps them locked up and I couldn't imagine him showing them to Morgan. Uncomfortable, I quit eavesdropping and moved out of range.

Unbeknownst to me, Grandpa had decided she was old enough to teach gun safety.

About an hour later, I heard a shriek from the bathroom. “Grandpa, Grandpa I FOUND THE GUN!!!!

She streaked to the safety of his arms, almost sobbing. “I didn’t touch it, I promise! I came right away to tell you!

Gary hugged her. “It is OK Morgan. I will take care of it right away. Thank you for telling me. You did the right thing.” Her terror was quite real. Shame on him! I consoled her with a cookie and a glass of milk.

Sober-faced, Gary went to his top bathroom drawer and removed the gun-shaped lighter. It was a set up. Little girls love to snoop in bathroom drawers. I relaxed. Never touch a gun, run tell a grownup. Lesson learned.

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I am working on a collection of stories about Morgan our grand-daughter who died in an accident at age seven. So many precious memories. As Gary would say, guns don't shoot people, people do. Kids need to learn gun safety before they find one. I personally love shooting Cheetos lined up in the sand with Morgan's pink BB gun. Pictured is Grandpa's "Salt Gun" with which he destroys spiders.

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Grandpa teaches Morgan about guns.

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Grandpa's Gun

by Esther Brown

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