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Originally Posted by Mutt
The idea of holding parents criminally responsible for the actions of their children may seem crazy BUT I guarantee if it became law you'd see a whole lot more supervision and effort put into parenting once parents saw people just like themselves going off to jail for the anti-social crimes their offspring committed.
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If the irresponsible actions of a gun owner allow a crime to be committed they should be charged as an accessory to the crime. It's very straight forward and simple, because in half these shootings the kids were able to get ahold of their parents guns and would not of had the ability to have access had the gun owners been responsible.
Obviously this only works for those under 18 whom can't legally obtain a gun, but that would sure as hell do something and make these idiots take a bit more responsibility for the guns they own. No one under the age of 18 should have unsupervised access to a gun and if you give your children that access you should be held accountable for their actions taken with that gun.
However I guess having to be responsible for your gun is crazy talk..