03-24-2016, 04:39 PM
(03-24-2016, 02:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: 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.
There may also be cases where a 12 year old can drive a car, but we don't let parents decide. There may be 12 year olds mature enough to decide to get married, but we don't let the parents decide. but we Again we learned that parents need to I am sorry if you feel it is safe to leave your 12 year old alone at home with a loaded gun, but I disagree.
I have a 12 year old daughter who is very smart, but she still makes decisions like a 12 year old at times. I don't want her too have a gun.
In the case that inspired this law an 11 year old boy got a loaded shotgun from an unlocked closet and killed an 8 year old neighbor over a puppy.
You can't just say "Everything is okay until something goes wrong then we will punish people." That is like saying it is okay to drive 100 mph through a residential neighborhood as long as you don't have a wreck.
