.... uggg.

Maybe they will buy the kid a new gun to make it up to him

They should be strictly licensed.

I'd just as soon not allow those types of people to own guns.

I assumed you implied that every gun owner is responsible until they are not. I somewhat disagree with this as I think some gun owners are never responsible, just lucky.

I applaud your effort to limit every dangerous item or activity based on it's worst case application. There is a nice scifi book on robots taking this approach to protect humans down to the point of removing common tools, etc.

Indeed, guns are a very unforgiving object when misused, but there are millions of routine uses for every worst case use. More gun safety and training? Most certainly. Will there still be some dumbass gun owners. Also, most certainly.

However, I've avoided more horrible accidents due to other drivers texting than I have observed or avoided horrible gun uses. I think it should be illegal to text and drive. I do not think we should make cell phones ownership so restrictive that only rich white guys can own them and I think demonizing cell phones diverts attention away from achievable solutions and alienates the very people that you have to buy into the solution.

Thanks for your response. Well within reasonable bounds of statements of such a hotly debated topic and you got your point across with a nice, non-violent closing line.

That is good indication that law abiding and responsible, they were not.

that you missed my sarcasm....

"inanimate object" ?

Those inanimate object guns sure do get around to doing a lot of killing and maiming - by children!

Could it be because guns are objects that are designed, manufactured and sold as objects intended to kill and maim...could be...could be....what say you, NRA, to kids on kid and kid on parent death by the gun?

Let me answer for you........crickets.......and more crickets....

since you don't have to register to get those and just about anyone can possess them. It it only make sense that more are killed with those weapons instead of firearms. You have to be a fine upstanding person of sound mind to purchase a firearm, and just any drunk or mentally ill person can purchase the other weapons. That's right isn't it?

the firearm.

Nothing 'registration' intended about that.

300 million guns...tough sledding for the NRA propagandists when toddlers are killing other children and their parents....and not with battle axes.

Alcohol, last time I checked, was an inanimate object.

None of our resident "gun safety" supporters have a clue about the 4 safety rules.

They support all these 'gun safety' groups, yet haven't the foggiest idea of what 'gun safety' actually means?

Its almost like they're trying to mislead.

That's why they keep posting examples of crimes with guns, because there's no difference in their tiny minds between law abiding people and criminals. If you own guns, you just haven't "snapped" yet.

I'm pretty sure their self congratulatory efforts and shaming aren't working too well, based on all the new gun owners we have in Illinois, a deep blue state.

I believe the courts and the People properly dismissed such elitist and racist ideas long ago...

However, apart from snark, if your implication was support for mandatory and nationally standardized (and reasonable) training requirements in order to publicly carry firearms, that's an idea worthy of discussion. I personally would gladly back the concept, even including universal background checks, in return for national concealed carry reciprocity. National standards and certification/licensure for a national right to carry (i.e., "shall issue" with preemption of state and local laws).