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Sancho

(9,206 posts)
Wed May 8, 2013, 06:46 AM May 2013

3-year-old boy fatally shoots self with uncle's gun [View all]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/3-year-old-boy-shot-and-wounded-near-tampa/2119745

TAMPA — A 3-year-old boy who found a gun in a backpack and shot himself died Tuesday night, authorities said, a local addition to this month's spate of child shootings nationwide.

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As a gun-owner, I think it's way past time to license and register guns:
1.) required safety courses
2.) required background check
3.) required mental health check
4.) required insurance (which likely would be a way to accomplish 1,2,and 3 above)
5.) register all guns, gun and ammo sales; only sell to licensed users

Responsible gun owners need to accept inconvenience and expense to save some lives.
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