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Do keep in mind your foster children may have had bad experiences with guns prior to being in your home. I'll never know the exact reason but my daughter, adopted at age 5, is terrified of guns. My parents do western reenactments and the first time she saw it she was extermely upset. We went to an auction where she saw rifles from a distance and she was shaking. There is a western show using guns at the amusement park we go to. She shakes and tries to run away when she hears the guns being fired in the distance. It has taken us three years to get her comfortable enough that any sight or sound of a gun doesn't terrify her.
I total understand keeping a gun to protect your family, just be aware you may have children who have seen them used for other things. You might want to be sure they are stored out of sight and the children are unware of them.
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