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Middle Age Russ wrote:Too flippin' many folks that have firearms don't take safety seriously -- and the result is too often a preventable tragedy. Though I am no fan of legislating everything under the sun, at least some of the laws regarding firearms storage (keeping them from unauthorized use) make sense in the wake of such occurrences. There are likely family members that are stricken with grief and horror, possibly due to culpability, and I understand their pain and wouldn't want to add to their misery on the one hand, but such laws raising awareness by penalizing truly negligent behavior may be a good thing. While I pray for God's healing for the folks affected in such cases I am also angry that some fail to give proper consideration to safety.

Nobody in their right mind would give a small child a running chainsaw and leave them unsupervised. Why are so many folks less concerned about potentially loaded firearms in the hands of unsupervised (and quite likely untrained in firearms safety) children? This is negligent, irresponsible behavior, plain and simple.