I agree completely, this also applies to so much more than guns, education is so much better than trying to shelter your child from things, you don't have control over what your child does when you are not around so you can't protect them, if you educate them then you can trust them to make the right decisions even when you aren't there. I plan to take this approach with my kids (when i get round to having any, i'm only 21) and teach them about things like drugs and alcohol (guns are not an issue, see my location) education prevents abuse..
Stu.
p.s. good thread