Senate Passes Gun Control Amidst Protection For Gun Makers (mandatory gun locks inc.)

Gun Owners of America ^ | July 29, 2005 | Gun Owners of America

[ARCADIA]

Senate drops the ball again.

"It should have been a joyous occasion for the entire gun community. But just when it seemed that the majority party was about to deal a knockout blow, the Republican leadership dropped their gloves and allowed anti-gun Democrats to land a hard uppercut on the chin.

As a result of that lack of resolve, America will be saddled with mandatory trigger locks unless the House of Representatives acts in a more responsible manner."

[Jaysun]

Jackasses.

[Burf]

Again the Senate Republicans snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[Vaquero]

here in the peoples republic of NY, this has been mandated for years....you can buy a trigger lock or you can bring one so that you show that you have one when you leave the store and that's it. I own 1 trigger lock that I bring to gun stores with me....and when I get the gun home I throw the lock in the draw until the next trip to the gun store. I don't know if bringing a gun lock to the store is acceptable to buy a gun under the new law, but if the law does not mandate its use nor does it mandate built in gun locks, (like on my sons new Remington shotgun,we unlocked it the day he got it and he probably doesn't know where the key is at this point in time). I hate the add on to this bill, but it was not a pound of flesh by any stretch of the imagination. It was a save face add on for those cretins in the senate that needed to tell their anti-gun constituents that they passed an anti gun bill. playing both sides of the fence as is their want.

[ARCADIA]

I hate the add on to this bill, but it was not a pound of flesh by any stretch of the imagination.

It shouldn't be in there; there is no reason for it to be there. The language should be removed.

[Piquaboy]

Yeah! I'll put gun locks on my guns as soon as hell freezes over.

[Tax-chick]

Dang it! What part of "majority" do the Senators not understand? Bunch of blasted girly-men!

[libertylover]

...when I get the gun home I throw the lock in the draw until the next trip to the gun store.

That's OK until you have to kill an intruder in your home and then your senators and others will try to make YOU the bad guy, and they might very well succeed.

[libertylover]

Note: I wouldn't use the lock either.

[Eastbound]

The gun-grabbers playing with themselves again and the voyeurs enjoying the show.

But not to worry. Regardless of the 150,000 gun laws, none of them are in force when you are required to defend yourself, as every Citizen in America has the right to life. Without the means to defend yourself at all times, you don't have the right to life.

Why place your trust in those who would limit that right? Only a programmed slave would believe that their lives are not worth saving.

Trigger guards, shmigger guards.

Oh, wait! It says right there in the Second Amendment, ' . . . the right to keep and bear USELESS arms shall not be infringed.' How stupid of me.

[Caipirabob]

The trigger lock thing doesn't bother me too much. I bought two handguns a while ago and the lock was built into the hammer of the mechanism. It was actually convenient. So you twist it off and throw out the key if you don't want to use it. If you do leave it out in an accessible area and don't anticipate needing it in a seconds notice, you can use the lock. It may help serve to meet compliance for certain laws in some states. Either way, our home defense weapons are not locked themselves, but locked away in a hand print safe for immediate access.

It's a petty giveaway. Trigger locks have been incorporated into the design of guns for years anyways. They are called "safeties".

[Eastbound]

PS: So what would Freud say about those who want to grab your 'gun'? Limit it's size? Render it useless?

Can you spell, P-E-N-I-S E-N-V-Y ?

[TXBSAFH]

Most gun maker ship the guns from the factory with gun locks. As for mine they are in a nearly Armageddon proof safe bolted to the wall and the floor.

[calex59]

This law is already in effect in most states. It was a throw-a-way amendment to make the dems think they had won something. I throw the locks into a box when I get home, it's no big deal. The bill as a whole is a huge win for us.

[Shooter 2.5]

If the GOA can't recognize a giant step forward and a small step back, they'll never get anywhere.

Let me know when the media blames the GOA for any pro-gun legislation and then I'll know the GOA is worth joining.

[Corin Stormhands]

John Warner: Yay
George Allen: Nay

[blackie]

The pubbies have the hammer ~ they should act like it ~ Bump!

[rock58seg]

My last gun came packaged with one. It's still in the cellophane it came in.

[El Laton Caliente]

The lock ammendment only appplied to handguns and most of them (around 90% of new handguns) are being sold with the anyway.

Go buy stock in Master Lock... ;^)

[ARCADIA]

most of them (around 90% of new handguns) are being sold with the anyway.

That is a market choice; why whould you want to make it part of the Federal code?