BATON ROUGE — Experts are emphasizing the importance of gun safety after a toddler was killed Friday morning after finding a loaded gun.

"Even a small child, a fairly small child, as apparently happened this morning, can make a gun work. So, as opposed to just unloading the chamber, I prefer to see people lock them up if they're not in personal control of the gun," Firearms instructor Greg Phares said.

Firearms instructor, Greg Phares, says anytime you're not carrying your gun or it's not in your immediate control, it needs to be locked up or disabled, so those who are not authorized to use it won't get to it.

"There are a number of devices that work pretty well. One of the ones I like is a little drawer safe that you access by a small combination 1-2-3-4, something like that, or a fi

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