Protect Children Instead of Guns 2000 reports the latest deadly facts about children and gun violence. The report says that two out of every five young people killed by firearms are not crime victims but suicide or accidental shooting victims. Firearm deaths among children under age 15 are almost 12 times higher in the United States than in 25 other industrialized countries. Enough is enough. said Edelman. Hundreds of thousands of mothers came to Washington and said enough.
Polls say enough.
It s time to make our leaders enact common sense gun safety laws including the registration and licensing the public wants. And it s time for adults who produce and own guns to keep them away from our children. All firearms should be registered and all gun owners licensed. Much like motor vehicles registration and a driver s license, a licensing system for gun owners would require applicants to pass competence and safety tests before being allowed to own a gun. Encourage safe storage laws and trigger locks Require safety devices, such as trigger locks, to be sold with all new guns to prevent children from being able to load and fire them.