Six-year-old critical after being shot by her 13 year old brother - MSNBC

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27. My family owns guns and we've never had this

I have to wonder how much common sense (or lack there of) is playing into this. I have guns in my home and most of my family does and we've never had any kind of incident like this. The guns are kept locked up in either a glass case or a storage case. My rifles are in the case and the only gun that has ammo in it is the one in my bedroom night stand. Yes having a gun in the house increases the chance of accidental death, but having an idiot who is a gun owner does the same thing as well. I know plenty of people with guns who have never had this issue because they are smart about locking them up and/or keeping them in a location where they know children aren't going to find it. Responsible gun owners DO EXIST, contrary to the people who hear these stories and run with it as if all of us live in some kind of warped fantasy world. While I do believe Congress should've passed the recent legislation expanding background checks and while I do believe there should be stricter limits on who can purchase certain kinds of weapons and the magazine limits allowed, don't generalize all of us gun owners into one category. You only nullify your argument by making sweeping generalizations.