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Safe storage laws are a nanny-state nightmare.<\/p><\/div>\n

The recent massacre in Santa Fe, Texas, has already fallen out of the national news cycle. Unlike the Parkland murderer, the perpetrator didn\u2019t use one of those scary \u201cassault weapons\u201d you\u2019ve heard so much about. He killed 10 people with his father\u2019s shotgun and a .38 revolver, and the anti-gun lobby has struggled to spin the story when even Uncle Joe is encouraging Americans to buy a shotgun<\/a> for home defense.<\/p>\n

But anti-gunners are a resourceful lot, and they\u2019ve latched onto the only gun control measure available after this most recent tragedy: safe storage laws.<\/p>\n

Investigators haven\u2019t said how the murderer, whose name you won\u2019t find in this article, acquired his father\u2019s firearms. The suspect is also too old for the state to prosecute the father for negligent storage, which in Texas only applies if the child is under 17 years old.<\/p>\n

That, of course, hasn\u2019t dissuaded mainstream media outlets from lamenting the tragic lack of state and federal laws that allow prosecutors to punish parents for crimes their children commit with their firearms. Twenty-seven states<\/a> already have some kind of child access prevention law, but some believe that number should be higher, and the penalties should be more severe.<\/p>\n

CNN<\/a> analyst Juliette Kayyem chided Second Amendment advocates for not being at the forefront in \u201cpromoting safer gun ownership standards, as well as liability for parents who negligently, or even purposefully, allow their kids access to guns that the child couldn’t otherwise buy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately,\u201d she continues, \u201cthe NRA has traditionally taken a\u00a0hard line\u00a0against legal liability for those whose guns are taken, no matter the negligence that allowed it, and used in a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Huffington Post followed suit, quoting in its coverage<\/a> of the shooting a gun control advocate from Austin named Ed Scruggs.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, the state really does very little, if anything, to encourage the safe and secure storage of firearms at all,\u201d Scruggs insisted.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s not really a gun rights issue, it\u2019s just a gun issue and we shouldn\u2019t be afraid to discuss it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe people grew up in a house with hunting guns and other guns available, but they need to realize that we\u2019re living in a different time,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe can never be too safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: GunsAmerica Gun Safe Buying Guide<\/a><\/h2>\n

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo went a step further, telling CBS\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d<\/a> \u201cI believe that anyone that owns a firearm, that doesn\u2019t secure it properly, ends up in the wrong hands, and used to kill innocent people, that that should carry some significant consequences. We need to think about that on the national level across this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hoopla is ironic, first of all, because Texas already has a law that allows the state to prosecute someone who fails to secure a loaded firearm in a place where a child under 17 can access it. Multiple Texas Republicans, furthermore, have come forward to reiterate the need for gun owners to properly secure their firearms.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told a crowd in front of Santa Fe High School, \u201cIf you\u2019re a parent and you own guns, lock your guns safely away. Your children should not be able, or anyone else, to get your legally owned guns. …This is one big step we can take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later that afternoon, U.S. Senator\u00a0John Cornyn said that it\u2019s \u201conly prudent\u201d that parents keep their firearms under lock and key, and Gov. Greg Abbott has instituted a series of roundtable discussions<\/a> to hash out a variety of school safety proposals, one of which has been safe gun storage.<\/p>\n

More broadly speaking, and in contradiction to Kayyem\u2019s assertion, the firearms community has for decades been at the forefront of promoting safe gun ownership standards. The National Rifle Association encourages its members<\/a> to \u201cstore guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons\u201d and offers a variety of safety and education resources.<\/p>\n

The National Shooting Sports Foundation instituted Project ChildSafe<\/a> in 1999, which has since partnered with thousands of law enforcement agencies to distribute more than 37 million firearm safety kits to gun owners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories. Safety kits include a cable-style gun lock and safety instructions that allow gun owners to property secure their firearms even if they can\u2019t afford a large gun safe.<\/p>\n

Gun manufacturers have joined the movement as well, and since 1998 they\u2019ve included with firearm purchases more than 70 million free gun locks worth over $140 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Kids and Guns: Important Tips for Safe Storage<\/a><\/h2>\n
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More guns in circulation yet fewer firearms-related accidents.\u00a0 (Photo: NSSF<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Firearms manufacturers, owners, and advocacy groups have, in short, put their money where their mouth is. Unlike the anti-gun lobby, the firearms community has enabled gun owners to secure their firearms and prevent access by unauthorized persons, including children. NRA and NSSF members are happy to donate to organizations that encourage parents to practice safe gun storage, and there has been a 24 percent decline in fatal firearm accidents between 2006 and 2015.<\/p>\n

If gun owners promote safe gun ownership and work to make it a reality, a gun control advocate might ask, why don\u2019t they support laws that mandate safe storage?<\/p>\n

The reasons are numerous, but many Americans would no doubt cite one of the primary motivations for owning a gun in the first place: self-reliance. Gun owners understand that a firearm enables independence from the state. With a firearm, a man or a woman can defend themselves and their families without relying on law enforcement, ensuring that they can manage any life-threatening situation the might arise.<\/p>\n

Gun storage laws could jeopardize their ability to handle these situations effectively. As Gov. Greg Abbott pointed out<\/a>, \u201cIf you hear someone breaking your glass or kicking in the door at night, you don\u2019t have time to run and get the keys and unlock a vault device.\u201d Quick access safes can provide a nice compromise, but not all gun owners have the means to purchase additional storage solutions. Sometimes, a loaded shotgun on the top shelf is the only thing standing between a law-abiding citizen and a criminal attacker.<\/p>\n

Americans since the founding, furthermore, have owned firearms to defend themselves when the government can\u2019t, and this self-governing attitude continues to inform how many consider the role of the state. If something can be accomplished in the private sector, Americans are hesitant to give elected officials yet another avenue into their homes, lives, and gun safes. They\u2019d rather fix societal ills by relying on themselves and their neighbors than bureaucrats and politicians.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0Save Lives! Donate to NSSF\u2019s Project ChildSafe! \u2014 SHOT Show 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n

Punishing parents for the actions of their teenage children directly contradicts this mindset because it empowers the state rather than the individual. It\u2019s one thing to punish someone for leaving a loaded firearm in a room with toddlers<\/a>. It\u2019s quite another to allow, as Massachusetts does<\/a>, a person to be fined and jailed if a police officer finds an unloaded shotgun hidden in a bedroom closet. Given the government\u2019s tendency to expand its power, and gun control proponents near-insatiable desire to restrict gun rights, firearm owners can\u2019t be blamed for suspecting that the first scenario might lead to the second.<\/p>\n

If gun control proponents want to ensure safe gun storage practices are followed, they might find more success partnering with organizations that have a proven track record of promoting secure gun storage. If, on the other hand, they and their media outlets continue to push state control, malign the NSSF and the NRA, and attack gun owners, they\u2019ll fail to enact the change they want in pro-gun states like Texas and Florida.<\/p>\n

Both sides of this debate want to keep kids safe, properly secure firearms, and avoid another Santa Fe massacre, but only the pro-gun community has donated millions of dollars to the effort. If they really care about protecting kids, the anti-gun lobby should do the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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