My point is: That this trouble with guns is so out of control that
our best answer to negligence in gun safety has us prosecuting parents
of dead kids?
WTF is wrong with this picture?
The cat is out of the bag and now we're coming up with idiotic answers
because lawmakers are too scared of the gun lobby, it's money and
political clout.
Well, adults are typically legally responsible for their children's
behavior, so from a legal standpoint, it makes some sense. You're right
that it doesn't help much after the fact of the death, but by that logic
we might as well let murderers go without penalty, or at least the ones
that murdered with some justification... spousal abuse reaction, whatever.
I don't know if gun locks are worth it or not, but if you saw Moore's
Bowling for Columbine, it isn't about the number of guns. It's about the
society in which they exist.
I'm in favor of loading up the teaparty ninnies with firearms and crank,
and turning 'em loose on each other. You know, to improve the gene pool. :)