laws holding gun owners responsible for letting child get loaded gun?

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(03-24-2016, 02:01 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This makes no sense.  You just said that if the parents were negligent they should be punished.  The question is if a parent is negligent in letting their children have access to unattended loaded guns.

What does buying knives have to do with any of this?

The issue is you are telling parents on how the be responsible by issuing laws that do not take into account every scenario. if the law passed an your well trained 12 year old used the handgun in a situation of home defense; you could be charged with a crime.

There are homes in which 12 year olds are mature/trained enough to handle a firearm and there are homes where a 16 year old is not.