Matt Markey: 'Gun crime' a convenient cover for senseless behavior

May 29—I was 14 years old when I got my first gun — a .410 for rabbit hunting and target shooting. But for many years before my father handed me that single-shot firearm, there were countless lessons in the safe handling of guns. 

There was the oft-repeated foundational edict of every firearm instructor — to assume every gun is a loaded gun and treat it appropriately. 

My father instilled a sense of responsibility that goes with gun ownership and the fact that mistakes made with guns are often with you for a lifetime.

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