Some gun rights advocates and a Wyoming firearms policy expert told Cowboy State Daily that laws are already in place to punish gun owners who knowingly provide firearms to criminals or dangerous people.
Gun owners can be held negligent in certain circumstances where firearms are used to cause harm, but “normally, you need intent for a murder charge,” said George Mocsary.
Mocsary is a professor of law at the University of Wyoming and director of UW’s Firearms Research Center.
He added that in any case, gun owners should be mindful of letting others have access to their firearms.
“Generally speaking, it’s a good practice to know who you’re giving a firearm to” and making sure that person is responsible and safe, he said.
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