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Unfortunately people don't know what to do during a stressful situation because they have not prepared it.
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Exactly, if you are going to own and carry a gun, you need to know the laws and what you are allowed and not allowed to do.
As for children and guns, we started gun education at 18 months and we have drilled it into them ever since. We never did the "don't touch" thing. We did the "pretend it is loaded unless the gun is in pieces". Now, I would trust my children with guns more than I would most adults. They go shooting (at targets) with Dad. The oldest is actually a really good shot.
Actually, we asked the boys what they would do if someone broke in the house and they were home alone. They said that they would run in our bedroom, lock the door, and hand the gun to the oldest. I asked them if they would actually shoot someone and they said that they would.
Side note: We live in a rural county. We are near a town, but not actually in it. The Oregonian (major Portland paper) actually advertised on the front page that this county does not have sheriffs on duty between 10 pm and 10 am. If someone is breaking into your house, they won't come. Most of the people who live in the county own guns because of this.
Well, because of that and because of things like bears and mountain lions and such. Nothing worse than working out in your woods, minding your own business, and being attacked and eaten because some predator thought you looked tasty.