Ever since this great country was founded and guns were a necessary part of life, the debate over gun control has reigned. Recently here in Vacaville, California, a two year old was shot and killed by her eight year old brother who thought the gun was a toy. The fact that the father of this child is an army reservist who should have known the proper way to store a gun safely makes you wonder what kind of training military men are getting today. It was stated that the home had many weapons.
 
I feel sorry for any parent that loses a child. But I think the stupidity of having guns where children can get them is more than a mistake. It is a crime and someone should pay.
 
Guns lovers fall back on the Constitution that states we have a right to bear arms. But do we have the right to put our children at risk? I vote NO!
 
How and why this happened will be left up to the authorities to sort out. But in the mean time a child is lost for no other reason than someone did not take the time to put the gun in a locked box. With a child proof device to prevent the gun from being fired by a child.
 
To me this makes gun control a need for those who abuse the privilege of having them.

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