[Ammi]

..I read that he may be charged as an adult for first degree murder...I don't get the 'self defence' bit in owning a gun for intruders either because if a child can access it, then so could an intruder and use it to harm those living there...

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..I read that he may be charged as an adult for first degree murder...I don't get the 'self defence' bit in owning a gun for intruders either because if a child can access it, then so could an intruder and use it to harm those living there...

What a really brilliant point Ammi - Yes, if the gun was so easily accessible for a child, then intruders COULD have accessed it also, and 'intent' is the only difference in a gun being 'defensive' or 'offensive'.