White Horseradish wrote:20mm wrote:Please feel free to explain what sort of accident would allow a child to get access to a firearm. A safe lock failure?
You came home after a 12-hour shift and fell asleep on the couch and the kid pulled it out of your holster. There's your accident.
That would be an example of negligence. I work long shifts and I've never fallen asleep around children with my firearm accessible. In fact when I have company over I double check everything is secure.
I suppose it could be an accident if you had suffered from a medical condition like narcolepsy.
A guy I know hid a loaded pistol in his wardrobe. I was invited over to his house once and he had guests over who had a few kids who were running around unsupervised. I told the parents about the pistol and they didn't even seem to care. They were more interested in watching the football game than their children.
To hell with people like that.