Maybe we need a pre-parenting test to safeguard our children

Today's newspaper contained an article about a three-year
old from Bakerfield, California, who apparently found a loaded gun
under her parent's bed and accidentally shot and killed her
two year old brother. According to Bakersfield police
Sgt Greg Terry says the girl apparently found a .45 calibre
semi-automatic handgun under her parents' bed on Wednesday
afternoon and accidentally shot her brother.

The mother was in another room in the apartment.

The threat of prison which will quite often result does not seem
to be sufficient. The possibility of losing a child does not seem
to be sufficient. So what must we do to keep children safely
away from the homes of such irresponsible adults?

If this were an isolated incident that had not happened before,
public reaction might be different. But the fact remains that
children are put in danger when irresponsible adults have
both children and guns that are stored fully loaded and easily
found.

We need to find a way before another innocent child is buried.

Do you have any idea of something that might prevent these
needless deaths?