research found the behavioral skills training is better, it isn t 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 you ve tested them, you need to train again and test them again. kids know their abcs and they know their basic addition and subtraction cause they ve practiced it over and over. it s the same with this skill. like a fire drill at school. absolutely. kids have to practice it. they have to know the exits. they have to get it under a certain amount of time. that s a perfect analogy. ooh, a gun. reporter: to show you what he means, we go back to these boys, nate, ben and sean. don t you dare ben, that s a real one. reporter: they failed the test after the just talk training. so would more training using the behavioral skills method make a difference? you didn t expect one today did you? reporter: on the day of the
at first nate doesn t 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. it s a heart-stopping moment for all the moms especially nate s. 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. don t you dare ben that s a real one! reporter: when he drops it the barrel is now pointing at sean. yes that is. no it s heavy, it s heavy! reporter: then it occurs to sean. no, guys, the gun safety class. reporter: sean s mom is relieved he remembered the rules. you were the one who thought sean was gonna go for it right away. yeah. reporter: but for ben and nate s moms. it s hard, very hard. and he was quick. and he could ve had his finger
reporter: but then without a second thought, he reaches for it. oh a gun. reporter: oh, oh. it s a heart-stopping moment for all the moms especially nate s. 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. don t you dare ben that s a real one! reporter: when he drops it the barrel is now pointing at sean. yes that is. no it s heavy, it s heavy! reporter: then it occurs to sean. no, guys, the gun safety class. reporter: sean s mom is relieved he remembered the rules. you were the one who thought sean was gonna go for it right away. yeah. reporter: but for ben and nate s moms. it s hard, very hard. and he was quick. and he could ve had his finger in the wrong place. and that s how accidents happen. reporter: scary? absolutely. reporter: and then as i m
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 you ve tested them, you need to train again and test them again. kids know their abcs and they know their basic addition and subtraction cause they ve practiced it over and over. it s the same with this skill. like a fire drill at school. absolutely. kids have to practice it. they have to know the exits. they have to get it under a certain amount of time. that s a perfect analogy. ooh, a gun. reporter: to show you what he means, we go back to these boys, nate, ben and sean. don t you dare ben, that s a real one. reporter: they failed the test after the just talk training. so would more training using the behavioral skills method make a difference? you didn t expect one today did you? reporter: on the day of the first test, right on the spot, dr. ray gave them the behavioral skills train