In a way, made-to-measure is like the child safety lock on a car door.

To that end, Los Angeles County public health officials announced that the county is offering free gun safety locks to residents.

Goodson fell into his grandmother’s kitchen and his gun was found on the kitchen floor with the safety lock engaged, prosecutors said.

I sometimes found the system finicky when a wire didn’t stretch quite as long as I’d like to switch from one safety lock to the next, but the peace of mind was priceless.

What alarm system, safety locks or rules guard against a desperate child’s resourcefulness?