If you live in a rural area, the assertion is people need their guns, but if you live in an urban areas the contention is, with so much crime, people need to arm themselves for protection. CAP, Child Access Prevention, laws do not prevent people from owning guns. These laws are about securing guns out of the reach of children. If you have a license to carry a gun, you have that gun on you and the gun is secure. I have serious problems with leaving guns in places where children can access them unsupervised. In the case of the eight year old that has pled guilty to murdering one man and now this eleven year old boy that is accused of murdering this woman and baby, if they did not have a gun accessible to them, I doubt these victims would be dead today. Remember the quote, "God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal." Guns are give unbridled power to anyone and everyone despite their size, mental condition -- and age.
Just so you know, I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. It is our right to own a gun, but it is our obligation to handle those guns responsibly. In my home, our guns are stored in a locked gun safe. My problem is the easy access the children in these tragic events had to guns. The assumption because I use guns correctly, and I have instructed my child on how to use a gun then they must be emotionally and psychologically aware of the full ramifications of gun usage. It does not factor in the impulsivity of a child to sometimes act recklessly or perhaps react in anger.
