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Well, if you charged every gun owner whose weapon ended up in the wrong hands and was used to Doctor_J Aug 2015 #1
Making it a crime to let your gun be accessible to an under-13 year old seems reasonable. lostnfound Aug 2015 #2
SO, putting a child's life at risk didn't make this guy responsible, but a new law would???? Doctor_J Aug 2015 #5
I don't understand your point. lostnfound Aug 2015 #6
Here in NC that is the law Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #12
I would love to see irresponsible gun owners jailed Orrex Aug 2015 #3
27 states have child access laws based on negligent storage; not Michigan where this happened lostnfound Aug 2015 #4
Standard prohibitionist outlook based on overturning a Constitutional Amendment. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #8
This topic has been widely discussed in the two Gunz Groups. Why don't Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #7
Interesting that they report gun deaths among minors by leaving out the older teens most likely pnwmom Aug 2015 #9
I took my data from the Nat'l Safety Council, not a "leading gun control group." Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #10
Funny, I didn't see any link. And a minor is under 18. There isn't a "liberal" or "conservative" pnwmom Aug 2015 #11
Actually, that is your definition of minor... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #13
No, under 18 is the LEGAL definition of minor. n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #14
The data from various sources uses various ages. No law against that... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #15
It's deceptive to say you are reporting the number of "minors" when you are really talking pnwmom Aug 2015 #16
Some use 12, some 14, some 15, some 18. "Better" numbers, higher you go. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #18
Right. The higher you go, the more cases there would be. So by only reporting pnwmom Aug 2015 #21
The lower #s were used by known gun-control entities. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #23
Seems most reasonable to divide statistics Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #19
Since the subject was ACCIDENTAL gun deaths I don't see why it makes sense pnwmom Aug 2015 #20
I missed that detail! Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #22
Easy answer, the parents madokie Aug 2015 #17
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