And most kids of 3 and up would know the dangers of a sharp object. Guns are less obvious. A curious child could more easily die from a gun.
Yeah, it's just completely unimaginable to say a parent should be responsible enough to keep a gun somewhere where's there's no chance kids could get them.



An estimated 16,692 persons were murdered nationwide in 2005
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/offens..._homicide.html
Stats straight from the FBI

about 9,000 of those were from firearms. http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_20.html
Also straight from the FBI

Numbers of murders in some states that do not allow concealed weapons for 2005:

Illinois: 736
Nebraska: 44
Vermont: 8
Wisconsin: 194

Murders in 2005 in some states that do allow concealed weapons:

Alabama: 374
Arkansas: 186
Idaho: 35
Montana: 18

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_05.html
Also from the FBI