http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/04/20/dad-sentenced-shooting-three-year-old/83292008/





 

Everybody gets fucked in this story.

I am of the opinion if you have kids and have guns the guns go in a safe.  Not a sheet metal stack on brand container, an actual safe.  Just my opinion though.  I realize most of GD leaves their loaded guns lying all over the house and their highly trained kids know better.  My 5 kids know better as well, but in the safe the guns still go.

ETA - I don't think there should be laws concerning weapon storage, just common sense on part of gun owners.

Or, the kid could have been taught correctly. Been allowed to handle the gun after asking to remove the taboo. Been taught to be responsible.

If dad knew the kid was one of those defective ones, he should have taken greater measures to keep the gun, and ammo separate and away from the kid.

There are too many of us who were raised with readily available guns around the house who never shot anyone to think otherwise.

When I got married, the wife's kids were in their teens.  2 girls with 0 interest in firearms and they both seemed responsible.

I kept the firearms, unloaded, in a locked closet.


If I didn't think the girls were trustworthy, I would have had a higher level of security.


For most 11 year olds, I would have thought a locked bedroom door and a locked closet would be sufficient.