That link includes kids killed during murder-suicides, gang violence, and so on -- which is a pretty far cry from negligent parents -- and it is criminal neglig

That link includes kids killed during murder-suicides, gang violence, and so on -- which is a pretty far cry from negligent parents -- and it is criminal negligence to leave a weapon unsecured, whether children are present or not. The most accurate number I've found (compiled by the Associated Press) gives around 100 deaths per year from firearm negligence involving children. That's 100 too many, but to put it in perspective, 70 children per year choke to death on small objects (like balloons or dice), and right around 700 per year drown in swimming pools. The most important part to solving this problem is education. There are far too many children that don't know that guns aren't toys, and that grow up never learning anything about gun safety, which isn't exactly the best way to encourage a culture of responsibility as adults. We know that teaching teenagers about safe sex drastically lowers STD and unplanned pregnancy rates, and we should be doing the same thing with gun safety education.