You come in late from work and leave your firearm on the table, loaded and unsecured, and your toddler has access to it. What charges can be brought against you?

• A. Type 1 violation of 'Allowing access to firearms by children'
• B. Negligent storage of firearm
• C. Unlawful possession of firearm
• D. Disorderly conduct with a firearm

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of laws that penalize guardians for letting children access unsecured firearms. Leaving a loaded firearm on a table where a toddler can reach it is exactly “allowing access to firearms by children,” which is treated as a Type I violation. The law targets the risk created when an adult fails to secure a firearm around a child, regardless of intent or whether harm occurred, so this scenario fits the offense precisely. The other options don’t fit as well: unlawful possession requires the person to be unlawfully in possession of a firearm, which isn’t the case here if you’re the owner and legally allowed to possess it; disorderly conduct with a firearm involves public disturbance or reckless behavior in a public setting, not a private safety failure; negligent storage of a firearm is a broader charge, but the explicit statute here is about allowing access by children, which is the direct consequence of leaving it unsecured within a toddler’s reach.