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Weve got a group of rowdy 7-year old boys. theyre friends which means peer pressure could play a role will being with their buddies make it harder to resist touching the gun? meet ben, nate and sean. they were in the same gun safety training class as siblings luke and nevada and were told the same steps for gun safety. >> stop dont touch. >> run away. >> tell an adult. >> excellent. >> hi im ben. >> reporter: do you have guns in the home? >> no. >> reporter: no guns in the home. >> no guns. >> r...

Research found the behavioral skills training is better, it isnt foolproof. he says it works about 50% of the time. for some kids, the attraction to guns is so strong, that they need to be trained over and over. he says after the role playing, and after youve tested them, you need to train again and test them again. >> kids know their abcs and they know their basic addition and subtraction cause theyve practiced it over and over. its the same with this skill. >> like a fire drill at school. >> a...

>> reporter: we hear them come up with an elaborate prank. >> its not going to work. we dont have blood. >> guys, we still have something else? >> reporter: then sean mimics a 911 call. >> theres a murder here. get your children out. >> reporter: all it takes is one of those kids just playing to pull the trigger. >> im devastated he would pick up a gun and walk with it, especially among friends. >> reporter: it was a wake-up call for ben and nates moms. >> this could happen. we dont have guns in...

At first nate doesnt spot it just inches from his hands. >> candy. >> reporter: but then -- without a second thought, he reaches for it. >> oh a gun. >> reporter: oh, oh. its a heart-stopping moment for all the moms especially nates. >> i found a gun. >> reporter: ben leans in and reaches for the gun. he picks it up by the barrel which is pointing right at him. >> dont you dare ben thats a real one! >> reporter: when he drops it the barrel is now pointing at sean. >> yes that is. >> no its heavy...

House, all of them locked. do the kids know that you have guns in the house? >> they do. >> we always check to make sure its empty. >> ive let them handle them. of course theres they werent not loaded, but just to take the mystery away of holding a handgun. >> reporter: so, it was important for you to give them the exposure. >> yes. >> reporter: but shes worried because her son is familiar with guns, that he might touch it. >> i will be crushed if he grabs that gun, but i would not be surprised....

So i have some work to do definitely. >> i tried to round up the boys, but they scatter. then ben picks up the gun to show it to me. >> whoa. are you going to point that at me? is that something you should be doing? >> ben, gun safety class! >> reporter: i want all you guys to stand up. seans mom tells him she was watching him on hidden cameras. >> you picked it up and brought it in here. >> no. >> you were on tv. i saw you. >> where? >> we were watching you from another room. i saw you pick up ...

7-year old boys. theyre friends which means peer pressure could play a role will being with their buddies make it harder to resist touching the gun? meet ben, nate and sean. they were in the same gun safety training class as siblings luke and nevada and were told the same steps for gun safety. >> stop dont touch. >> run away. >> tell an adult. >> excellent. >> hi im ben. >> reporter: do you have guns in the home? >> no. >> reporter: no guns in the home. >> no guns. >> reporter: and bens mom is p...

>> reporter: but then -- without a second thought, he reaches for it. >> oh a gun. >> reporter: oh, oh. its a heart-stopping moment for all the moms especially nates. >> i found a gun. >> reporter: ben leans in and reaches for the gun. he picks it up by the barrel which is pointing right at him. >> dont you dare ben thats a real one! >> reporter: when he drops it the barrel is now pointing at sean. >> yes that is. >> no its heavy, its heavy! >> reporter: then it occurs to sean. >> no, guys, the ...

But they scatter. then ben picks up the gun to show it to me. >> whoa. are you going to point that at me? is that something you should be doing? >> ben, gun safety class! >> reporter: i want all you guys to stand up. seans mom tells him she was watching him on hidden cameras. >> you picked it up and brought it in here. >> no. >> you were on tv. i saw you. >> where? >> we were watching you from another room. i saw you pick up the gun. >> reporter: for the first time today, the boys are quiet. ski...

He says it works about 50% of the time. for some kids, the attraction to guns is so strong, that they need to be trained over and over. he says after the role playing, and after youve tested them, you need to train again and test them again. >> kids know their abcs and they know their basic addition and subtraction cause theyve practiced it over and over. its the same with this skill. >> like a fire drill at school. >> absolutely. >> kids have to practice it. they have to know the exits. they ha...