[vivalaoink]

Just because the equipment (in this case, a firearm) changes, does that somehow change basic safety rules?

[muawiyah]

Yup. The current state of firearms are safe if you simply remove the ammunition. Future firearms with electronic firing systems are much more like the biological systems in that you never remove the ammunition except when you fire it.

Still, putting a thin rubber mitton on the barrel of a current or advanced firearm probably wouldn't work. At the same time people don't come with a "safety" either.

[weegee]

Planned Parenthood isn’t advocating “safety”. Misfires lead to “mistakes” which is the bread and butter of their yearly revenue.