Reply #83: The combination to the safe IS access. [View All]

[ManiacJoe]

"Willful failure" would be the lack of effort to prevent unauthorized access, for example, "hiding" the gun.

The government has already set the low definition of ineligible owners: anyone with felonies, misdemeanor DV convictions, serious mental health problems. The owner can set more conditions on this as he sees fit.

By default, yes, the cohabitating lover is an unauthorized user. Ditto for the adult family member. Obviously, the kids.

If the owner wants to add these people to his list of authorized users, he is responsible for seeing that they at least meet the governments eligibility requirements. These newly authorized users are now responsible for their own actions with the gun and responsible for any access they grant to others.