Gun related crimes and misfortune are more familiar, involving people who live with gun owners. If gun owners lock and unload their guns, it inhibits others in the house from getting hold of them. CCW classes teach gun safety, though, it is not mandatory all gun owners take this class. In Ohio, it is not mandatory to take a gun safety class to invest in a firearm. The CCW class is only vital as permission to conceal the weapon. Educating all gun owners on the seriousness of keeping firearms locked and unloaded will avoid them from getting into the wrong hands. Education will help them to understand the concern of not playing with firearms if they come across them. Opposing views are, guns are dangerous and should be illegal, I agree guns may …show more content…
Commonly parents use firearms as a way of protection, yet when they are easily accessible by the children they become dangerous. According to Obeng, “Research indicates that about one-third of US homes with children have firearms and that in 32% to 43% of such homes the guns are unlocked. Furthermore, the firearms are loaded in 14% to 30% of the homes with children where such weapons are on the premises a situation likely to increase the number of accidental deaths associated with firearms”. (2010, par. 3). Children often become curious about things, especially when they know they should not do things. According to Hardy, “Surveyed 111 children and parents. Of the 111 parents, 41 (37%) reported owning a gun; 37 children of these parents reported that they knew where their parents' gun was kept (while their parents' independently reported that they did not), and 4 of the children in the first study reported having touched or played with the gun without permission” (2006, par. 6). When used for the wrong purpose firearms come to be fatal. They can also become dangerous when they are in the hands of someone who is not well informed about how to operate a