It only took a few seconds to find this:
A 13-year-old girl has been shot dead by a friend as the teenagers looked forward to their last day of school before the summer vacation.
And this:
A 10-year-old boy was killed in San Diego after an accidental shooting Tuesday.
According to police, the child and a 9-year-old girl were handling a loaded gun in the garage of a housing complex when the shooting took place, local news outlets report.
And this:
A 4-year-old child shot himself in the shoulder at northeast Dallas home on Wednesday night.
Dallas police say the child was visiting his grandfather’s house in the 8200 block of Campanella Drive. The 4-year-old wandered into the grandfather’s bedroom and found a gun underneath a pillow.
But yeah, sure, keeping a gun around the house for personal protection is a great idea.