Right with you on the "Firearms Education"!
I once brought an unusual handgun home from work and laid it on the table in front of my 6 year old son.
I just left it there to see what he would do....he sat there looking at it for a while and I asked, "Why don't you pick it up and look at it?"
His answer, " Dad, I don't know how to open it to see if it is loaded so I won't touch it."
That is when I realized my "Firearms Education" program was a success!
And his younger sister and brother went through the same process....
~~~GB~~~