Not Sure Another Law Is Needed Here...

Washington State is considering an unsafe gun storage law, I understand.  This recent incident involving a nine year old who brought a pistol to school and accidentally shot a classmate, does not seem to be a particularly strong case for such a law, however.  From March 5, 2012 KBOI:

Bremerton Police Lt. Peter Fisher says the arrest warrants were issued Monday by the Kitsap County District Court for Jamie Lee Passmore and her boyfriend, Douglas L. Bauer.

Fisher says Passmore and Bauer both failed to secure guns they weren't supposed to own. He says investigators visited Passmore's residence and saw a loaded, unsecured pistol the same day her son brought a gun to school.

They also found a loaded 12 gauge shotgun leaning against the wall next to a night stand at the home. Passmore reportedly also drove a vehicle with a handgun in the glove box. As a convicted felon, she is not legally allowed to own a gun.

It appears that both of them are prohibited from possessing firearms, and are both being charged.