Quote Originally Posted by LIP
Yes, there should be a better screening process, but also it shouldf be law to keep them in a Gun Safe, unless it already is? I know is it in UK, but have no idea about America.
It's law that all new firearms must come with a lock that renders the gun useless. There's no specific law that requires you to keep a gun in a safe, but there are laws against child endangerment, which includes giving a child access to a gun while unsupervised, and a lot of other things.

There probably should be a law to keep guns in safes whenever a child is in the house, but the US government tries not to tell us what we can and cannot do in our own homes beyond what it's already dictated, especially with special intrest groups (NRA) breathing down their neck and giving them money all the time. Personally I don't think any special intrest group should be able to communicate with the polititions in any way. The only ones telling the polititions what we want, are the individual voters. I'm sick of the minority opinion getting whatever they want, just because they have a lot of money and a big medium to share their message (hollywood and the media.)

What happenes in those "child shoots friend accidently with dad's gun" situations, is the dad has a gun, and doesn't educate his child on how to be safe around it. Even with proper education, I would not give a child access to a gun, but kids get into everything, and I'd rather them be properly educated than holding a gun that they know nothing about.