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SYFROYH

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62. I used to give good handgun lockboxes as baby shower presents.

Thu Feb 16, 2023, 10:32 PM

Feb 2023

Back when my cohort was having babies (we are all in our 50s now with teens) I’d give the fathers AmSec push button mechanical lockboxes. We all had handguns for plinking and self defense.

One of my friends recently told me he still uses it.

They were $125 back then and now about $250. Money well spent and a lot more satisfying than buying cabinet safety locks.

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Florida toddler shoots, kills himself with parents' gun [View all] Wicked Blue Feb 2023 OP

The parent responsible should still go to jail . . . Journeyman Feb 2023 #1

The parents went grocery shopping and left a toddler home Meadowoak Feb 2023 #2

There was a 16-year old in charge of the kids ac. to the NBC story Wicked Blue Feb 2023 #3

A 16 year old is OK to leave with toddlers. maxsolomon Feb 2023 #5

When our daughter was 14, she babysat a 2 year old. madinmaryland Feb 2023 #6

The sixteen year old is going to go through hell, another life destroyed, even without any charges. enough Feb 2023 #7

Exactly. Her life is forever changed for the worse. kairos12 Feb 2023 #67

The Monster Is Real old as dirt Feb 2023 #4

So true and so sad. mia Feb 2023 #20

America's firearm addiction is a serious sickness. Initech Feb 2023 #8

The father was a state corrections officer to boot NickB79 Feb 2023 #9

And that's why they'll bend over backwards to avoid charging him. Iggo Feb 2023 #33

Probably Rebl2 Feb 2023 #40

I don't think he had any training on the safe storage of guns at home. Kaleva Feb 2023 #39

very sad BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #10

I feel bad for the babysitter. I'm sure that person had no idea an unsecure gun was in the house. patphil Feb 2023 #11

The Babysitter Was Their Daughter nt SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #14

I didn't see that in the article. patphil Feb 2023 #56

I Read It In A Different Article SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #59

Wait inthewind21 Feb 2023 #12

I Could Make A Comment About This, But I Won't nt SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #13

I think you just did StoolPigeon Feb 2023 #19

For fear of inciting discord SpamWyzer Feb 2023 #49

Violations Of Safe Storage Of Firearm Is A 2nd Degree Misdemeanor SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #15

The parent should go to prison. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #16

Seems Unlikely Given The Way Sheriff Was Talking SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #21

But a drunk parent driving with their kid is negligent and gets their kids taken. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #22

There You Go, Being Logical SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #25

There are so many places that I will never visit or spend money. The list is growing each day. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #66

All semi-autos should not have a round in the chamber until ready to fire. multigraincracker Feb 2023 #17

I agree. Kaleva Feb 2023 #37

In cowboy movies, the guns were hung over a door or window, which is too high for a toddler or most demigoddess Feb 2023 #42

The ammo for my father's gun, a lever action 30-30, was on a top shelf in the pantry. Kaleva Feb 2023 #51

Solid Point ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #44

I'm grateful my family Cha Feb 2023 #18

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Feb 2023 #23

People control, as in the American people as a group are too stupid... Iggo Feb 2023 #29

True story! Artcatt Feb 2023 #55

Spare Me That Horseshit SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #30

You apparently need to learn more about horseshit...here's a start. Sancho Feb 2023 #36

State militias as in slave patrols? phylny Feb 2023 #61

Read the book...it is an accurate scholarly history by an informed lawyer. Sancho Feb 2023 #63

It wouldn't bother me, as a gun owner, if any or all of your suggestions were enacted into law. Kaleva Feb 2023 #47

Simply make it more difficult for dangerous people to easily possess guns... Sancho Feb 2023 #53

This Gun Owner Wasn't Dangerous SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #57

A toddler with a gun is dangerous in my view...and should not possess a gun. Sancho Feb 2023 #60

The way he handled his guns made him dangerous Kaleva Feb 2023 #65

". . . the parents were out grocery shopping at the time of the incident. ' AverageOldGuy Feb 2023 #24

16 Year Old Daughter Left In Charge SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #32

Kid dead, family destroyed. 😔nt Javaman Feb 2023 #26

But hey, they're safe. Iggo Feb 2023 #28

but double Florida Freedumb points earned Celerity Feb 2023 #48

FREEDOM !!! Iggo Feb 2023 #27

This⬆️ ybbor Feb 2023 #34

This Again! SoCalDavidS Feb 2023 #58

Quit the blame game: our society values gunz over babies lindysalsagal Feb 2023 #31

The notion that the parents don't need further punishment PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #35

May all involved receive everything they deserve. niyad Feb 2023 #38

Who leaves a three year old home alone??? AZLD4Candidate Feb 2023 #41

16 Year Old Daughter Was There ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #45

All good in FL. No rules, no worries. Move along. Tots and Pears. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #43

prosecute these negligent parents! barbtries Feb 2023 #46

In DeSatan land Traildogbob Feb 2023 #50

I can't post my main thoughts on this .. but I can ramble Bo Zarts Feb 2023 #52

MAGAt-infested Red county in MAGAt-infested Red DeathSentence Floriduh, I doubt much will be done Celerity Feb 2023 #54

I used to give good handgun lockboxes as baby shower presents. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #62

OMG more senseless death! Of a child!! AllyCat Feb 2023 #64

I don't think gun humpers even care. Their freedom to leftyladyfrommo Feb 2023 #68