Michigan Child dies.

[ileus]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/20/us/michigan-boy-accidental-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

After the shooting, Damon's father, Brian Holbrook, posted this message on Facebook: "I have nothing wrong with guns it's with this country was built on. I will still support the Second Amendment.

"All I ask is that everyone please, please safety first lock it up and put it out of reach of anyone that has no business being around a gun especially kids.

"Gun safety people! My boy would still be here if it was put away like it should have been."

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Now you know why we never have adult house guests...we do however, have several kids hanging out / sleeping over with our kids 30-50 times a year. Sometimes there'll be 7 kids or more running around the house on any given weekend. You can bet there's not a firearm unlocked here unless it's on my side (not counting a decorative 1800's muzzle-loader)

As I always say; safety first.

[ManiacJoe]

1. With rights come responsibilities.

There is no excuse for unsecured guns.

[Eleanors38]

2. The best way to change behavior and reduce death and injury is with public campaigns...

This was done for years (since the early 60s at least) with regards smoking. Only in the last few years have prohibitionists moved in to muck things up with ever-increasing prohibitions and taxes on cigarettes, inevitably creating a mass illegal market. If the gun industry, gun organizations, and others would start a mass campaign encouraging safe and secure storage of firearms, we would be the better for it; over the last several years childhood death/injury due-to-guns has been falling steadily, so some of the message is getting through.

I wonder if MSM and the major innertube cites would go along with such a campaign? Can a Vine app be utilized in the 6 seconds alloted?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vine_(app)

[Jenoch]

3. The idea of a 'friend of the family' living with

a family gives me the creeps. I can't think of a friend of ours whom I would like to live with us. Sure, I might help them out a little, but living with us? I don't think so.

[ileus]

4. My brother used to take in people not family...

for 2 3 years at a time, some worked around the farm, some went to college. I always found it odd...

[gopiscrap]

5. Jesus Christ when will we ever learn?

[AlinPA]

6. Stupid gun nut leaving a gun around for 3 year old. Assholes.