“If a parent loses a child to unsafe storage, the harm is principally done within that family or home,” he said. “Prosecutors have something better to do than to prosecute those grieving parents.”Charges would be more likely in mass shooting cases, Dr. Webster said. Which states have negligent storage laws? Do any states require guns to be locked up even when there are no children in the home? “A lot of the language in these laws give a lot of latitude,” Dr. Webster said.

Source: New York Times May 21, 2018 22:41 UTC