08-28-2012, 04:09 PM
I'll chime in here briefly. As I have posted before, my children had three friends (two quite close) who killed themselves after being bullied in school. One with a parent's unlocked handgun.
My reaction to this (after the tears, consolations, and lengthy talks with my children who had all tried desperately to end the bullying) was to attempt to set up a free gun lock program in our town.
I was rebuffed by the NRA (who had had a similar program that was not well received.. to their credit they wanted to do it but nobody ' cared' enough to make it work), by the local police department, and most definitely by the local school district, who threatened to have me arrested if I even came near the school and said the word 'gun'.
If you own a gun, you are responsible for keeping it safe, and ensuring that it is used properly. Period. No question.
My guns are locked in a safe. Each (unloaded) weapon has a trigger lock firmly affixed to it. Ammunition is kept in a separate locked box. The keys are kept in a separate locked container.
I'm good.
My reaction to this (after the tears, consolations, and lengthy talks with my children who had all tried desperately to end the bullying) was to attempt to set up a free gun lock program in our town.
I was rebuffed by the NRA (who had had a similar program that was not well received.. to their credit they wanted to do it but nobody ' cared' enough to make it work), by the local police department, and most definitely by the local school district, who threatened to have me arrested if I even came near the school and said the word 'gun'.
If you own a gun, you are responsible for keeping it safe, and ensuring that it is used properly. Period. No question.
My guns are locked in a safe. Each (unloaded) weapon has a trigger lock firmly affixed to it. Ammunition is kept in a separate locked box. The keys are kept in a separate locked container.
I'm good.