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dksuddeth: I was very careful to say that locks should be sold with firearms, not that their use should be mandatory.
I keep a pistol on the nightstand, but I don't see how you can claim safe storage laws ONLY create defenseless victims. Be realistic, if all firearms were stored in gun safes, it would be far more difficult for children to hurt themselves. It is and should be an individual decision based on risk/lifestyle, but making inflated claims won't help anything. I remember all the trouble I got into with firearms as a child, and it is only because some of my friends were 'trusted' to not screw around with guns. It is a miracle we were never arrested, or that we didn't shoot someone and end up in jail.
If you have children and leave firearms out, eventually they WILL play with them when you are not around. If you taught them safe weapons handling they wont' shoot each other, but there is a lot a 13 year old boy doesn't know yet.
It is, however an issue I think should be left to personal responsibility.
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