I don't think attitudes will change much until so-called accidents are prosecuted

[Kaleva]

There's a story in GD about a mother who left two kids in her car while she went into a store to shop. The girl found a gun in the car and fired it. Fortunately, the 4 year old boy was only wounded.

In many such cases, the victim isn't so lucky and was killed. Like the woman who was killed by a boy who got hold of a rifle left out by her husband as he was cleaning his weapons.

Often, no charges are brought against the gun owner and the situation is described by law enforcement as a tragic accident.

It's no accident to leave a gun out unsecured or to handle it in an unsafe manner. That's criminal negligence and ought to be treated as such by prosecutors and law enforcement.