Bill fails that would make adults responsible if kids access loaded guns
A bill by state Rep. Vincent Cox that would have held parents legally responsible for children accessing a loaded firearm and harming themselves or others failed in a House committee Wednesday. (Photo by Cross Harris/LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — A bill holding adults legally responsible if children gain access to a loaded firearm was rejected 6-3 by a House committee this week. House Bill 586, by state Rep. Vincent Cox III, R-Gretna, would have criminalized leaving a...
