Thursday, July 10, 2008; Posted 4.39 pm (CDT)

John Luke White was accidentally shot in the head and killed by his 14-year-old friend, and White's family says that would have never happened if the 14-year-old's grandfather had common sense about gun safety.

"That they were left home alone with loaded guns was my biggest ordeal," says Lucas White, John White's uncle.

For John White's uncle, it's a senseless death that could have easily been prevented.

"We would still have John with us today if people had taken more care, if they had used gun locks or gun safes," says Kim Proc, John White's great aunt.

"I'd still have a nephew right now," says White.

John White's family is determined to make sure his death impacts the way guns are kept in homes by changing the law.

We're hoping we can get something passed even if it's when you buy a gun a gun lock comes with it, anything to help prevent this happening to other families," says White.

Proc says officials told them they confiscated at least seven loaded guns from the home where White was that day, all owned by the 14-year-old's grandfather.

"No law says they should have thought," says Proc. "Common sense says they should have considered every possibility, and we do hold them somewhat responsible. We don't hold the 14-year-old responsible. They're kids."

"You have to educate your children to not touch weapons, to always treat them as if they are always loaded," says Mark Myers, spokesperson for the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.

Myers says the sheriff's office, along with several law enforcement agencies have gun locks available to the public for free. They just have to pick them up and use them.

KSBI-TV spoke with Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, who represents White's family's district. Coates says he has not heard from the family yet about the gun law, but would possibly be in favor of having gun locks more readily available. He says he would not support a law making it mandatory to have gun locks on guns.

If you're in Oklahoma County, you can call 713.1033 to find out where you can get a free gun lock.

Law Enforcement Agencies in Oklahoma participating in Project ChildSafe (www.projectchildsafe.org), that give free gun locks:

Anadarko Police Department--Anadarko

Bristow Police Department--Bristow

Broken Arrow Police Department--Broken Arrow

Choctaw Police Department--Choctaw

Comanche County Sheriffs Department--Lawton

Creek County Sheriffs Department--Sapulpa

El Reno Police Department--El Reno

Elk City Police Department--Elk City

Enid Police Department--Enid

Forest Park Police Department--Oklahoma City

Guthrie Police Department--Guthrie

Harrah Police Department--Harrah

Lawton Police Department--Lawton

Le Flore County Sheriffs Department--Poteau

Marlow Police Department--Marlow

Muskogee County Sheriffs Department--Muskogee

Nowata Police Department--Nowata

Oklahoma City Police Department--Oklahoma City

Oklahoma County Sheriffs Department--Oklahoma City

Roland Police Department--Roland

Shawnee Police Department--Shawnee

Tulsa Community College Campus Police--Tulsa

Tulsa County Sheriff--Tulsa

Tulsa County Sheriffs Department--Tulsa

Tulsa Police Department--Tulsa

Verden Police Department--Verden

Wagoner Police Department--Wagoner

Donations for John White's funeral can be sent to the First Bank of Trust in Luther and Wagoner.

The family says a viewing will take place Saturday and Sunday at Brown's Funeral Home in Luther. The funeral is scheduled at the high school auditorium on Wednesday at two.