John
Handgun laws are a mish mosh in the US all governed by state law. Without a federal carry standard it will be all over the place. I grew up with guns, I could shoot before I could ride a bike. One thing you never did in our house was go near the "LOCKED" gun case. Like my dad I pull the bolts out of the weapons (rifles) and for handguns I pull the slides and lock them all in a safe. No kid will ever get a firearm in my house. Some states require a handgun to be locked up when not carried. Other states OH well. The definition of responsible is more of common sense ... the first rule of all guns is "treat all guns like they are always loaded" Second is never point at anything you do not wish to destroy. So many injuries have been caused by "unloaded gun"

To hunt in pretty much any state requires a safety course. If one is going to do concealed carry, the standard of safety must be much higher than that of hunting. Sadly that is not the case in many states so a federal standard should be made