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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
But the point is that the locks would possibly prevent thousands of accidents.
Children can be unpredictable. That's why accidents happen.
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Many states already mandate a gun lock must be sold with every gun. Many gun manufacturers (S&W, Taurus, Remington) have integral locks inside them.
You can't force people to use locks just like you can't force people to use seat belts. You can provide them the locks and keys (even by law) and create penalties for not using them. And that's all.
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Baraka...
There are no "accidents" with guns, only operator negligence or equipment malfunction.
I don't need a lock to make a firearm safe. I can disassemble it or put it in my safe.
Children kill themselves every day with things you can't ban or regulate.
Cruel or not, I'd rather hand out Darwin Awards than more feel-good-do-nothing legislation.
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There needs to be more firearm education and less firearm legislation.
I'm all for mandatory training. I'm against silly placebo laws.