Regardless of teaching the boy gun safety, the parents keeping the gun locked and unloaded, and possibly using it for target practice, GUNS ARE WEAPONS and WEAPONS ARE USED TO KILL. a 5 year old child does not understand the concept of death. Fuck, talking about drug overdoses it fast became apparent that most of my high school students don't fully understand the concept of death. By that I mean that they don't have the intellectual capabilities to understand what gone forever means. That's most important part of gun safety, teaching kids about death. this kid has a rough life ahead...