“The sixth-grade boy took the loaded handgun from a drawer in his father& #39;s bedroom and brought it to school ... The father said he had seen nothing in the boy& #39;s behavior to indicate such an incident was possible.”

It’s called “curiosity”... #mnleg https://www.startribune.com/plymouth-6th-grader-fires-gun-in-school-dad-says-boy-took-gun-from-home/600050309/">https://www.startribune.com/plymouth-...

Studies show curious and impulsive kids (aka, most kids) are likely to find and touch an unsecured gun, even if they’ve been told not to - and especially boys. https://www.thetrace.org/2016/10/watch-what-happens-when-kids-are-left-alone-with-a-gun-eddie-eagle/">https://www.thetrace.org/2016/10/w...

At least 4.6M children in the US live in homes with unsecured guns, a number that could increase as gun sales spike. With millions of children and teens at home unexpectedly due to school closures, secure gun storage can prevent unintentional shootings and teen suicide. #BeSMART

The majority of schools shooters in America are young white men or boys, and many of them current or former students of the schools where they opened fire. They also typically access guns from their own homes due to the negligence of adult gun owners. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/11/us/school-shootings-united-states.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...