How Sad...And Stupid

A little 5 year old boy is dead because some adult(s) left a gun out so a 11 year old could grab it and use it.
From the Las Vegas Sun: A 5-year-old boy has died in Henderson after being shot Sunday by an 11-year-old relative who fired a gun he thought was a toy, police said.
The boys were brought to the house in the 500 block of Lairmont Drive off MacDonald Ranch Drive about 1:50 p.m. Sunday, according to Henderson Police.
The boys went into the unfinished home's playroom, where the 11-year-old boy pulled the gun from a box that had toys in it, police said.
The 11-year-old pointed the gun at the 5-year-old boy and fired, thinking it was a toy, police said.
The 5-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to St. Rose Hospital–Siena campus, where he was pronounced dead. The 11-year-old is a sibling of the 5-year-old's mother.
The 5-year-old's mother had brought the boys to the house to visit the home's owner. During a search, five other handguns and rifles were found in the house, all of which were seized by police.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/26/boy-11-fatally-shoots-5-year-old-gun-he-thought-wa/
This accident happened in one of the richest areas of the Las Vegas Valley.
I, in general favor gun owner's rights, but when you hear of incidents like this, you have to wonder what you can do to reduce the chances of this happening again. Gun locks, mandatory safes when children are present or something else. I just don't know. Banning guns is not the answer, but when you have idiots like the adults in this house, this gives fuel to gun opponents who want to ban guns to law abiding citizens.
So, RIP, young man and to the 11 year old, somehow you will have to get over the trauma of this accident. To the adults in the house, prayers for you but also shame on you as this was preventable death.
I certainly hope the first responders, family members and the shooter are able to eventually handle the stress of this accident.