03-24-2016, 11:59 AM
(03-24-2016, 11:32 AM)PhilHos Wrote: Question: does this law mean that if you were a responsible gun owner and you wanted to teach your child proper gun safety that if at any point they were to hold a loaded weapon, you'd be guilty of breaking this law? Or is it only if the child steals your gun and uses it against another person?
And I'm not talking the spirit of the law but the actual wording of the law.
I honestly don't know and just trying to figure out where the NRA might be coming from (can't read the article, BTW, won't load on my work PC)
These would be my questions as well. What degree of precaution shields you from liability? The DA has broad discretion when charging someone, if the law is not worded specifically then the law could open up many people who took reasonable precautions to criminal liability.
