10-13-2015, 04:00 PM
I'm a little surprised to see that a national child safety access law isn't on any of the Democratic candidates' gun control platforms; at least not that they've shared so far.
About a dozen states have such laws on the books which impose criminal liability on the negligent gun owner if a child accesses and shoots the gun. I'd like to see that be the case nationwide.
On Sunday, yet another toddler got a hold of a gun and fired it. He was 2 years-old. He found his aunt's loaded .357 revolver in the pouch on the back of the passenger seat while traveling in his aunt's car. His grandmother was riding in the passenger seat. The toddler shot his grandma in the back. She's now reportedly in stable condition, thankfully.
Police in Rock Hill, South Carolina are considering charging the aunt. I think she should be charged, without question.
Ref: http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/crime/201.../73813300/
About a dozen states have such laws on the books which impose criminal liability on the negligent gun owner if a child accesses and shoots the gun. I'd like to see that be the case nationwide.
On Sunday, yet another toddler got a hold of a gun and fired it. He was 2 years-old. He found his aunt's loaded .357 revolver in the pouch on the back of the passenger seat while traveling in his aunt's car. His grandmother was riding in the passenger seat. The toddler shot his grandma in the back. She's now reportedly in stable condition, thankfully.
Police in Rock Hill, South Carolina are considering charging the aunt. I think she should be charged, without question.
Ref: http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/crime/201.../73813300/