The Landskroner Law Firm, Ltd. litigates matters in the areas of defective products, hazardous substances, medical malpractice, consumer law, railroad crossing collisions, libel or slander, motorcycle damages, personal injury, wrongful death, and tobacco. Centers for Disease Control statistics reveal that the number of firearm deaths among children from birth to 14 years old is nearly 12 times higher in the United States than 25 other industrialized nations combined. More than 6,000 students were reported to be expelled in 1996-97 for bringing guns to schools in the United States. The Columbine massacre and event the averted South High incident here in Cleveland are stark reminders that guns and children are a volatile combination.
Guns can be deadly in the wrong hands.
The ultimate responsibility is born by us all. If we don't step up the efforts in our own communities to educate and facilitate gun safety, more children surely will die unnecessary deaths. The manufacturer must sell a safe product a mechanism to make the product safe if inappropriately accessed. The owner must take responsibility to properly secure weapons and keep them out of children's hands at all costs. What was scheduled for a two-hour distribution lasted only 35 minutes before the locks were gone.