If you have a gun, make sure you toddler can't get to it as a plaything. Seems pretty simple. If you don't you should be harshly punished. Seems like the pro gun ppl would support this. I mean, being pro gun doesn't make you pro stupid, and what we are talking about is ppl being very stupid with their guns to the detriment of those who don't know better(toddlers).
Agreed. But we should also prosecute swimming pool drownings, too, right? Over 350 per year, way way more than accidental toddler shooting deaths. http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Water-Safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html
Is there a diff in leaving a gun on a coffee table or couch and having a pool in a fenced in back yard? Again, gun ppl should want this. They should want to remove reasonable barriers from them having guns and getting bleading hearts out of the way would be a good thing for that cause. Pool contractors I know are all about safety devices. It's an upsell. They want you to have a fence, an automated cover that can hold a person, and a water splash sensor alarm. It makes them money and goes a good distance to keeping their name and industry from being viewed in a bad light. you can separate the gun rights from needing gun responsibility, right?
Yeah, gun shops should really upsell gun locks and cabinets and manufacturers should work on sourcing them and marketing them for added revenue. Sell it as a safety measure. They should also work on developing new locks and cabinets that are smarter, safer, and more quickly accessible by the qualified owner in case of emergency. Maybe they already do, but they should try to stay ahead of the game.
HOWEVER, that's a pretty small number of toddlers killed by guns given the number of guns and idiot parents we have in this country.
agreed on quantity. I wasn't approaching this as a cure all. Simply that those who have this happen to their kids should be locked the eff up for a long time.
The problem with better safes and locks is that the existing gun culture doesn't just feel like they need all the guns they want, but they need immediate access to them.
A family member recently bought a pistol for home protection. She hired a retired cop to train her on the gun. The guy actually told her to keep it loaded and to keep it in a readily available drawer near the bed. He said that if she has to wake up and mess with a lock or safe, she might as well not even have a gun.
I mean, if the pros are teaching that, the safe/lock ppl have no hope, imo. The gun ppl are too stricken with extreme fear and paranoia. Also, safeties are for pussies.
