My son was shot and killed when visiting his friend whose father kept a gun loaded and unlocked for “protection.” The boy thought he’d unloaded the gun when he removed the loaded ammunition clip but a bullet was still hidden in the chamber.
Of course that was a childish mistake but I learned that it happens frequently but that firearms are exempt from consumer product safety regulation so the gun industry does not build prominent chamber loaded indicators into most firearms. Then I met hundreds of other victims of the gun industry’s negligence and learned that in many cases their child had died due to the power of the gun lobby.
My heart breaks for you. Sadly, this scenario happens over and over and over every day. Exactly the way you described. I know because I heard from many moms who have lost sons this way. A young boy goes over to a friend’s house and the friend’s dad has left a gun loaded and accessible. I am so sorry that you lost your precious Kenzo. Your pain is felt by so many – here’s sending you love and light to ease the burden.