The boy was 12 and should have been taught how to handle a firearm.
Yes the safe might have not functioned properly but this could also have been avoided by the kid knowing what he was doing.
“The boy was 12 and should have been taught how to handle a firearm.”
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Isn’t that the truth! Children by that age have been slowly taught about all other types of equipment. The stove is hot is taught at a very early age and then gradually a child is taught to cook that pizza himself. By age 12 many children are taught how to operate a lawn mower and other tools. But if someone mentions teaching a child the safety rules and proper handling of a firearm, parents freak out.
There would be a lot less accidents if children were taught how to safely handle a gun.