Childproof guns potentially could save many lives. Many of those children's hands may have reached adult size, but that shouldn't hurt the argument for a safer gun. That design definitely would prevent children from trying to commit suicide. Originally, I assumed the best way to keep children out of danger from guns is to keep guns out of the house altogether, but the column set me straight. El Faizy pointed out people should not feel responsible for the dangers of having a gun in their house in the first place.
Parents do their best to keep their children out of danger.
And a more difficult place for everyone else. So not only are they blameless, parents are being unfairly disadvantaged by having to keep their guns out of children's reach in the first place. Americans should not have to lock their guns in cabinets, but instead should be able to leave guns readily at hand to ward off burglars, who might strike at anytime. The government should sympathize with our need to defend our homes and keep children safe at the same time. In fact, President Clinton should not have proposed new funds for hiring policemen, but instead have supplied citizens handguns to defend themselves.