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I would work to dissolve any mystery regarding guns. I'm not saying to leave them out and around the house, but take one, unloaded and verified twice, and sit down with a kid and let them hold it and point it and pull the trigger.
Do this every now and then while expressing the concepts of not pointing at someone or yourself, don't touch it if you see it leaving out, come get you, etc...
As Suave stated, maybe get an airgun for the first shots, but it wouldn't hurt to go to the range with a .22 eventually.
Again, the big stress is to remove the aura of "if it's bad, it must be good" about guns and show that they are a tool that can be dangerous if used incorrectly but good when used correctly.
Store most items in a big safe for thief protection. If you have a gun for house protection, you can buy a small safe with a keypad-combination or finger-combination lock for quicker access.
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