Uzigcina kanjani izingane ziphephile uma unezibhamu emzini wakho? Phela ingane eneminyaka emi-3 inamandla okudonsa inhlamvu.
U-Bill Brassard, umqondisi we-Project ChildSafe, uhlelo lokufunda ngezibhamu lwe-National Shooting Sports Foundation, unamacebiso alula kubazali:
- Ngaso sonke isikhathi gcina izibhamu zikhiyiwe futhi lapho izingane zingafinyeleleki khona.
- Gcina izinhlamvu endaweni ehlukile kunezibhamu.
- Ungalokothi ushiye isibhamu ngaphandle futhi singagadiwe.
- Tshela izingane zakho ukuthi zingalokothi zithinte isibhamu noma izingxenye zesibhamu -- endlini yakho noma komunye umuntu.
"Kungumsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu womnikazi wezibhamu ukugcina izibhamu zabo zingaweli ezandleni ezingafanele -- futhi lokho kubandakanya nezingane," kusho uBrassard. “Basuke bengakavuthwa ngokwanele ukuzivocavoca ukwahlulela okuhle ngezibhamu.”
Gun Locks and Safes
Uqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi isibhamu sikhiywe ngokuphephile? Izibhamu eziningi ezintsha ziza nokuvikeleka okuqinile okwenza ukudubula kungenzeki, kusho u-Mark Warner noBlue Ridge Arsenal, indawo yokudubula yasendlini kanye nesitolo sezibhamu e-Chantilly, VA. Olunye uhlobo lufana ne-vise evala i-trigger. Enye ikhebula eliwugqinsi elingena emgqonyeni.
Ungathenga izingidi zezibhamu ezindala noma ezingafikanga nezingidi. Noma shayela i-ejensi yangakini yokugcinwa komthetho. Amaphoyisa amaningi kanye neminyango kasherifu isebenza ne-Project ChildSafe ukuze inikeze izingidi zezibhamu zesitayela sekhebula kubantu ababacelayo.
Ukuvikeleka kuyisihluthulelo sokugcina isibhamu, futhi. “Siyazi ukuthi izingane zifuna ukwazi futhi ziyakwazi ukuthola izinto abantu abadala abacabanga ukuthi zifihliwe. Ngakho-ke ukufihla isibhamu ngaphansi kwamanye amajezi eshalofini ekhabetheni lakho akusona isitoreji esiphephile,” kusho uBrassard. "Esikhundleni salokho, udinga icala lesibhamu eliphephile noma elivikelekile."
Amacala nezisefo ezikhiya zingabamba isibhamu esisodwa noma ezimbalwa. Abaningi beza nenhlanganisela noma ukhiye wokhiye. Amanye amamodeli amasha afaka izingidi ezidinga izigxivizo zeminwe noma ukuskena kwesundu ukuze kuvulwe.
Gcina futhi ukhiye izinhlamvu ngaphandle kwezibhamu, kusho uBrassard, futhi ugcine okhiye bendawo ngayinye endaweni ehlukile -- zonke endaweni lapho izingane zingakwazi ukufinyelela khona. Ungakhohlwa ukukhiya izinto ezinobuthi zokuhlanza izibhamu njengezincibilikisi namafutha.
Umugqa Wesikhathi Wokuphepha Kwesibhamu Wabazali Nezingane
I-American Academy of Pediatrics iphakamisa ukuthi abazali bazimisele ngokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi izibhamu ziyavaleka ngesikhathi izingane sezilungele ukukhasa -- cishe izinyanga eziyisi-6. Kamuva, lapho izingane ziya emizini yabangane noma yezihlobo ukuze ziyodlala izinsuku zokudlala, buza ukuthi zikhona yini izibhamu endlini nokuthi zigcinwe ngokuphephile yini.
Bese ufundisa izingane ukuthi zenzeni uma zihlangana nesibhamu, kungaba sekhaya lakho noma komunye umuntu:
- Yeka okwenzayo.
- Ungasiphathi isibhamu.
- Shiya indawo lapho isibhamu sikhona.
- Tshela umuntu omdala ngokushesha.
UWarner uthi: “Tshela izingane ukuthi akulungile ukuthinta isibhamu ngaphandle kwalapho ugadiwe.” Uma kungekho abantu abadala abaqotho eduze, futhi enye ingane ikhipha isibhamu, uyahamba ngaso leso sikhathi. Futhi uma lokho kwenzeka, hamba uyotshela abazali bakho ngokushesha.”
Khumbuza izingane ngokuvamile ukuthi izibhamu ku-TV nasemidlalweni namamuvi akuzona ezangempela, nokuthi izibhamu zangempela zilimaza.
Uma izibhamu ziyingxenye yesiko lomndeni, ukuchaya izingane ezindala ekunakekelweni okufanele nokuvikela izikhali kuzozisiza ukuba zihlakulele inhlonipho enempilo gun safet y , Brassard uthi.
“Lapho izingane zikhula -- futhi ikakhulukazi uma zihileleka ekudutshulweni okugadwayo noma ekuzingeleni -- kuhle ukuzivumela zibone ukuthi umnikazi wesibhamu ukhuthele kangakanani ngokugcina nokusiphatha,” usho kanje. "Lokho kuyasiza ukwakha imikhuba emihle kanye nokuqonda kahle indlela izibhamu okufanele ziphathwe ngayo."
Nokho, uma izingane zibonisa izimpawu zokucindezeleka , kufanele uhlele ukugcina izibhamu ngaphandle kwekhaya. Ukuzibulala , imbangela ehamba phambili yokufa phakathi intsha , ingaba nethuba eliphindwe ka-10 uma izibhamu zisendlini.
Ngu: U-Suz Redfearn
