Should gun restrictions be heightened?

As we read in this last section, Toby has 24 hour access to this gun given to him by Roy. However, Roy and Toby's mom keep the ammunition in a "hidden" metal box in Roy's closet. The problem was that Toby knew where it was, it wasn't a problem for him to find the ammunition. His parents are unaware, or more his mom for that matter, that Toby knows where to find ammunition for this gun. He has a gun, he has access to ammunition, and he is left unsupervised at home for hours often. This is a serious issue. As we discovered in this last section, that when he is home alone, he gets mischievous and comes up with these "scenes," where he dressed up and acted as a professional militant. "The camouflage coat made me feel like a sniper, and before long I began to act like one (24)." This makes him feel as if he knows how to use such a dangerous tool, but he really doesn't. In the real world gun control is a serious issue. Guns need to be stored securely and safely. Special precautions need to be taken by any person handling or owning a gun, and gun licensing standards need to be heightened.