Where children are concerned, parents need to put guns out of reach, and to teach our children of the dangers of guns. Guns Guns should not be a taboo subject that is not to be discussed. Minors should be one group that guns are illegal to. A person cannot drink until he reaches the age on 21, so if the law states that liquor could harmful to an adolescent who may not be equipped to deal with its effect, then shouldn't that also hold true for a deadly weapon? But guns can be purchased from pawnshops, or a dealer who ignores the laws, or stolen from a relative. The laws need dig deeper, beginning with manufacturer. Tobacco companies and liquor distributors are held accountable for the dangerous effects of their products.
Bar owners and even bartenders can be sued and jailed if a customer they serve harms someone under the influence. So maybe the firearms producers should also be held responsible.
Firearms have been an important feature in American life since the first Europeans settled in the new World. …
