[kt56]

"Aye" from Snowe as well. Methinks this amendment is the "Gunlock Industry Protection Amendment," and only requires sales of handguns to be accompanied by the sale of a compatible triggerlock.

I just bought a brand new Para P14-40 and it came with a lock. I don't use it now and never will. I believe all handguns come with the locks now anyway..But we DON'T need a law saying so!!!!!

[RockChucker]

It's not that the guns have to be sold with a lock...

It's that the guns MUST, by force of Federal Law, be locked when stored in a home.

If you don't, you pay $2,500 fine and loose your right to keep and bare arms.

You are also now totally liable for any incident that is commited with your gun, if you fail to lock it, such as a theif who stole your gun and shoots someone. If it can be proven that your gun was not stored properly, you are fined $2,500, you loose your 2nd Ammendment rights and you are liable for the injury, damage or death caused by the 3rd party's criminal act.

[Cboldt]

I believe all handguns come with the locks now anyway..But we DON'T need a law saying so!!!!!

I agree that such a law isn't required. But, if the law parrots what is common practice anyway, and the practice is only the selling of a lock with the gun, then I don't give a hoot if it's part of this bill.

OTOH, if some of the more extreme interpretations asserted on this thread are true (guns have to have integral locks, guns must be locked up until the moment of use, etc.), then the amneded law is a sell-out, if passed.