I wonder if really strict parental liability would be a form of gun control we could actually pass at a national level. Even red jurisdictions seem to be evolving their way towards it.
@interfluidity Hmm, this sparks the image of a toddler shooting his father and the corpse going to jail.
I guess criminalizing leaving out weapons instead of locking them in a safe would be a bit better, don't have to wait until someone gets shot.
@interfluidity It is well possible i was wrong.
The differences between germany and the us, relevant because we have less killing with guns in schools, would be to the best of my knowledge:
- easier to qualify to get a gun
- not as much registration (you do that on paper, right?)
- can leave accessible (that one seemed more relevant to school shootings specifically)
- maybe more suffering in schools?
Cultural differences may be relevant, but i would doubt those alone do much.
@admitsWrongIfProven i’m all for criminalizing unsafe storage of weapons, but often we don’t have visibility into people’s living rooms. when someone actually does get shot, i do hope we’ll criminalize what led to that as well.