This is a thread on why gun safety is important.
Now back to jaydaves, I'm sorry for your loss, BUT throwing a 5 year old temper tantrum on a public forum is no way to put your thought in.
If your really family, then yeah, you'll defend "their" reasoning no matter what, even if they were not being smart. You'll cry and complain that it wasn't their fault, but in the end, it truly was. Alcohol may have played a part, but all the alcohol did was show how he did not understand gun safety and he should not have had it anywhere nearby.
This just shows how a lot of the youth today takes things for granted and doesn't think before they act and all it does is further reinforce the idea that the youth today is not the brightest and should not have responsibility.
Now I don't care if your family with the "victim", but judging by the way your ranting, your likely in the age group between 16 and 19 and think that cussing at someone is the best way to get your point across. All it does is make you seem crazy and no one will listen to your argument. Simple as that. It's easy to type that sort of personal assault garbage on a forum, but in the real world, all that will do is get you into hot water.
Try and grow up a little and have a civilized conversation, where arguments don't involve name calling.