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I see no reason to assume the child couldn't turn the saftey off.
I feel like you're ok with a 2 year old handling a loaded firearm as long as the gun has a manual safety.
The presence or absence of a manual safety isn't the issue. The gun being left where the 2 year old could get to it is the issue. No training class can make sure you never leave your gun in a bag and step away.
I'll allow it's possible if you'll acknowledge it would significantly less likely.
I can't really think of any good reason to give a firearm to a 2 year old at all, but unloaded with the action open and under close supervision would be the way I'd choose.
I agree that lady in this story was not handling her weapon properly.
My issue in this topic is the way that manual safeties are consistently decried as dangerous to the user, when my own experience is that it is the absence of manual safeties contribute to accidental shootings.