Hi Issy,

"Does the State of Maine not require safe keeping/storage" Obviously not when a four year old child is shooting themselves dead, or maybe the four year old was in charge of the loaded gun as per the non existent gun laws to begin with.

Issy quote; "I am happy with our current laws". Now that wont go down well with the blokes in the bunker. Those sorts of statements smacks of communism, worst still you could be branded a pacifist! That would see you booted out of the inner circle!

Paul,

Maine may or may not require safe keeping but it is not obvious from your interpretation of its laws that it does not.

Issy, you have always commended me on my facts when it comes to this topic of guns. Again I present the facts, just to refresh;

"Maine is a state with lax gun laws. Led by NO State permit required to purchase a gun. NO firearm registration required, assault weapons allowed, unlimited magazine capacity legal, NO gun licence required." A bit more; no background checks required for private sales of guns and NO permit required for open carry of a gun,

With all of the above why would you bother with safe keeping/storage, totally unnecessary! Are your sure Dodge City is in Kansas? Looks to me like its in Maine, in fact most US states have a Dodge City. Looking at the lack of gun control, state by state, you can see why 20,000 to 30,000 Yanks get shot dead every year by their law abiding fellow citizens!

Paul,
You forgot to mention, no doubt as oversight, that Maine has nearly , if not, the lowest murder rate in the USA, comparable to Australia’s rate.

It would seem that safe keeping of firearms in that State is the responsibility of adults as is safe keeping of any other items that may pose risk.

Hi Issy,

I don't think Maine can be compared to Australia, after all it is a rural backwater with far different demographics and a small population with no town having more than 70,000, very different to Australia. On all accounts it should have a far lower murder rate than Australia.

Paul,
But given Maines gun laws shouldn’t their murder rate be soaring?

Perhaps the Texas rate will now drop to a level comparable with Maine’s; perhaps there are other factors involved.