Safe Gun Uses
As the proverbial statement goes with great power comes great responsibility, it has become significant to apply this proverb in terms of understanding safe gun uses in the modern times. Every firearm comes with great sense of power and it should be used with all senses wide awake. However, this mentality of sensible uses of guns to make a safe society seems to be challenged by people. There are several incidents like California school massacre where a young teenager could bring his father’s gun to school and shot down more than ten students without even knowing the gravity of his act of violence. Safe gun uses are necessary and they can be introduced through safety programs conducted at personal level. The formation of strong legislations that should be framed to own a gun will result to more responsible gun ownership . The use of more advanced technology towards the making of firearms will make guns safer to use.
At first, safety programs that are conducted at personal level are the best sources to ensure the gun safety or safe gun uses in public. As McCarthy accepts that gun uses and their safety should be treated as a public health issue, the ways must be implemented in the form of educational programs run at home which make sure that the parents are able enough to convey the right message of handling guns at home by their kids. McCarthy quoted, “That’s why I talk to patients and families about guns. I ask if there is a gun in the home — and if the answer is yes, I ask about storage and we talk about locking up both the gun and ammunition, separately. I