Also, the person owning the guns was straight-up irresponsible. I understand the benefit of and I support an armed proletariat, but the responsibility rests on the gun owner to keep their guns locked up in a central, safe location. If someone were to break into your home to steal your shit and had very easy access to your guns, then you would be dead. Plain and simple. From experience I know having guns locked up is your safest bet, both for yourself and others. As long as you know how to reach your guns in a timely manner, I see no issue with requiring guns to be in some form of safe. I also see no issue with gun owners having to be educated on such manners before being allowed to own guns like this. It is imperative that the owner has all the knowledge necessary to safely handle/take care of/store firearms otherwise we will see another situation like this.
This country's shit NRA conservative gun culture that fetishes guns and gun ownership is one of the biggest contributors to gun violence and irresponsible gun use. So often I see conservatives swinging around and showing off their guns in the most disrespectful, unsafe manner (Kaitlen Bennet for example), and that needs to change. The conversation should not be about whether guns should be banned or not (because banning guns is unrealistic), it should be about supporting safe gun education and fostering a socially aware proletariat who actually understands the real material utility of guns and that guns exist not to make you cool but as a means of protection.