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Keep them locked up but take him shooting as soon as you are comfortable that he is mature enough to understand basic safety. Don't make them a big mystery. Let him help you clean them. Teach him what they are for (not toys), and what to do if he ever finds one. Information is the best thing for kids concerning firearms.
I believe that guns can be toys, but adult toys. They are not only for hunting or other serious matters, but for fun as well. I still completely understand your point.
If my son ever finds a gun, he needs to get ME and no one else. My uncle, God bless him, found a H&K battle rifle in the attic of his house when he moved in in 1984 or '85. He is a very good and decent man and did what he believed was right and TURNED IT IN TO THE POLICE!!! I have often wondered what model it was and what the story was behind it. It sounded like a G3 to me.