Outrage as NRA speaker tells audience it is a good idea to keep guns in their childrens' bedrooms

A National Rifle Association instructor has advised parents to protect their children by keeping guns in their bedrooms.



During a NRA seminar at their annual meeting on Saturday, instructor Rob Pincus imparted his wisdom on defending the home.



He raised the issue of where gun safes should be kept in front of a packed room at the event in Houston, Texas.

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Advice: Firearms instructor Rob Pincus told a crowd at the annual NRA event in Houston, Texas that it makes sense to keep a gun locker in your children's bedroom

In the clip posted online by ThinkProgress , Pincus says: ' How about putting a quick-access safe in your kids’ room? We have an emotional push back to that.



'Here’s my position on this. If you’re worried that your kid is going to try to break into the safe that is in their bedroom, with a gun in it, you have bigger problems than home defense.'

His message was met with peals of laughter from the crowd as he explained that if a home is under attack from an intruder, a parent is likely to go to their children first which is why it makes sense to have a gun closet in their room.

Pincus' speech was one of several controversial statements made during the weekend event.



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While making his speech on Saturday, NRA Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre asked: 'How many Bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago?'

He said law-abiding gun owners were under attack through government moves to control gun ownership, despite the need for self-protection.

LaPierre added: 'Residents were imprisoned behind the locked doors of their own home, a terrorist with bombs and guns just outside', referring to the police search in the Boston suburb of Watertown.

The convention is the first national gathering of members since last year's high-profile shooting sprees at a theater in Aurora, Colorado, and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

It also comes less than a month after the U.S. Senate voted down a measure to expand background checks for gun buyers, a step favored by U.S. President Barack Obama and most Americans.

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