06-29-2015, 09:54 PM
I hate unnecessary laws, but there's no reason this type of child endangerment and neglect (post 1663) should be treated any differently than any other form of child endangerment and neglect.
Currently, whether or not the adults/parents are held accountable in the case of child shootings is based more on how guns are generally viewed in the state than on how children are viewed nationally (and globally), in my observation. That's messed up.
It has nothing to do with the teaching kids gun safety; these are little ones and it's idiotic to suggest they have mature brains and should be accountable for adults failure to protect them from deadly weapons.
It also has nothing to do with adults being able to shoot an intruder in an instant. If you can't keep loaded guns out of reach of your toddlers, you're a bigger threat to them than any imagined assailant.
It's about preventing more toddlers from shooting themselves and others in an instant. I can't think of a good argument against it being made legally mandatory to store guns safely at homes with children. But, I'm sure there are plenty of arguments that would get tossed out there anyway and the NRA would fight any attempt to get it passed.
I hate reading stories of little kids being killed and killing others every month because of asshole adults.
Currently, whether or not the adults/parents are held accountable in the case of child shootings is based more on how guns are generally viewed in the state than on how children are viewed nationally (and globally), in my observation. That's messed up.
It has nothing to do with the teaching kids gun safety; these are little ones and it's idiotic to suggest they have mature brains and should be accountable for adults failure to protect them from deadly weapons.
It also has nothing to do with adults being able to shoot an intruder in an instant. If you can't keep loaded guns out of reach of your toddlers, you're a bigger threat to them than any imagined assailant.
It's about preventing more toddlers from shooting themselves and others in an instant. I can't think of a good argument against it being made legally mandatory to store guns safely at homes with children. But, I'm sure there are plenty of arguments that would get tossed out there anyway and the NRA would fight any attempt to get it passed.
I hate reading stories of little kids being killed and killing others every month because of asshole adults.