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A 5-year old boy accidentally shoots and kills his 2-year old sister with a gun he received as a gift

I don't know what to even say about this next story I recently read about. In Burkesville, Kentucky yesterday, a 5-year old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year old sister with a .22-caliber rifle he received "as a gift."

Cumberland Country Coroner Gary White told the Lexington Herald-Leader that, "...the gun was kept in a corner and the family didn't realize a shell was left inside it."

Upon reading this very sad article, I have a couple of questions for the parents. First off, who in the world buys their 5-year old kid a gun? Secondly, who thinks that leaving a gun in the corner of a room will make it child-proof? While I'll again say it's nearly impossible to legislate against stupidity, I'm seriously starting to believe that it should be made mandatory for people to take IQ and common sense tests before they're allowed to purchase a firearm. What were these parents planning on buying their kid for his 6th and 7th birthdays? An AK-47 and a rocket launcher? The AK-47 would likely be seen as safe resting on the television set, while the rocket launcher would be viewed as child-proof under the kid's bed...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/kentucky-shooting_n_3189828.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
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