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We need more gun safety training

I just read your report on Koedi V. White being charged as an adult for 1st degree manslaughter and 2nd -degree unlawful possession of a firearm; allegedly causing the death of his friend Shadrach Hall-Turner of Reardan. What was a horrible accident is being made by authorities into an adult criminal case demonizing a 16 year old child while ignoring Koedi White’s grandmother’s negligence by allowing the gun to be accessible and used in the first place. All gun owners have the responsibility to lock their guns up preventing child access, thus preventin...