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Re: Trying to understand
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 16:35:28 GMT
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Karim,
> Actually, this is one that I can't understand at all.... I can't figure out how
> ANYONE could object to mandatory trigger locks... How in the world would
> something like that impinge on your rights? Now, granted, it most likely would
> not do a thing to combat a lot of the high-publicity shootings that have
> recently occurred (but then, no law would... those people were criminals... by
> definition, not being controlled by laws). However, it would probably help
> reduce the number of annual accidental deaths-by-gunshot that occur when little
> johnny finds his father's gun in the closet, which, believe it or not, is a
> pretty high number.
Well, one could argue that when you are in a situation where you would
need your gun (A.k.a. late night break in) trying to find the key to a
trigger lock could result in your death, or your property being stolen,
etc. Secondly, why isn't little Johnny not taught about the gun? Go out
to the range with him, show what it can do, let him fire it, teach him
about it. Then little Johnny knows better. Thirdly, I like the situation
where the people that do own guns should be allowed to take them with
you, to work, etc. That way they aren't laying around. Ugh, this debate
is so common sense, yet not a lot of people get it.
Scott S.
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> So what is the argument here? It will add too much to the cost of the gun?
> Please! Can anyone honestly tell me that they are going to balk at buying a
> $400 handgun because it has to be sold with a $6 trigger lock? This reminds me
> of the fight against mandatory seat belts in cars... ("But, if we make
> seatbelts standard, people will think our cars are unsafe!").
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> Honestly, This is perhaps the ONLY reasonable and practical gun saftey
> regulation ever to be proposed by congress.
No regulation for guns make sense, because it affects law abiding
citizens, not criminals, not the black market, not people stealing guns,
etc. I wish they would just come out and say, they want to ban all guns.
At least then they would be truthful.
Scott S.
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| (...) Look, I understand all of this... the point I was trying to make is that the trigger lock thing only says that the gunseller must provide a triggerlock.. NOT that everybody has to walk around with their triggers locked! If you don't want to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) how (...) would (...) by (...) little (...) (URL)Secondly, why isn't little Johnny not taught about the gun? Go out (...) It's not little Johnny that I worry about, it's little Johnny's friends. (...) I could see my commute getting uglier yet. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Actually, this is one that I can't understand at all.... I can't figure out how ANYONE could object to mandatory trigger locks... How in the world would something like that impinge on your rights? Now, granted, it most likely would not do a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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