Dear Americans: What's the leading cause of death among the young?

[Thumpalumpacus]

I hear a lot of excuses, but the facts that even you agree on are:

A faulty weapon went off unintentionally and killed its owner.

... after being handled irresponsibly by a person who had been drinking.

If a weapon isn't cleaned, it can and will malfunction. If your brakes are poorly maintained and that causes an auto accident after you had been out drinking, does that mean that the auto is poorly designed?

As pointed out above, the first rule of gun safety is: Every gun is loaded.