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15. Mandating safe storage could do some good

Reply to logosoco (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 02:33 PM

Jan 2013

Though enforcement would be spotty at best.

Trigger locks can also help, though the gun owner has to keep them on whenever they aren't shooting. This seems more like a cultural change that needs to happen than a legal one.

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Sunday Shooting Review [View all] Robb Jan 2013 OP

Link to last week's review: Robb Jan 2013 #1

ban assault weapons Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #2

it's depressing to read but it's important to record this information samsingh Jan 2013 #3

how many Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #5

Some of us aren't just focused on "assault" weapons, and we define them very differently Hoyt Jan 2013 #11

This backs up what the larger data say: the problem is handguns Recursion Jan 2013 #4

I've said all along backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #16

If these are ones who have been shot... Deep13 Jan 2013 #6

I'm torn on that. Robb Jan 2013 #8

They are still "guns". RC Jan 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #7

The incidents that are little ones finding a loaded weapon... logosoco Jan 2013 #9

unfortunately Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #10

Improving "effectiveness" does not have to be 100%, 10% would be an improvement. Hoyt Jan 2013 #12

Good point. How many lives are we willing to sacrifice Robb Jan 2013 #13

well how many Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #18

I am so sick of this argument. kag Jan 2013 #27

This is a false equivalency that just doesn't hold up! glowing Jan 2013 #28

Awareness of the problem as part of the licensing procedure. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #14

Mandating safe storage could do some good Recursion Jan 2013 #15

I lived a few years in El Paso Texas. SQUEE Jan 2013 #30

Yeah, that's a good point Recursion Jan 2013 #31

As the NRA would say.. It's a good thing we're all so well protected with our handguns world wide wally Jan 2013 #19

You're awesome Robb! BainsBane Jan 2013 #20

Jesus Christ on a cracker. Chorophyll Jan 2013 #21

The kids need to get their own bushmaster riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #22

News priorities LiberalLovinLug Jan 2013 #23

If those kids had more guns we could have saved them all. bluedigger Jan 2013 #24

I approve of keeping this list theKed Jan 2013 #25

It would be mere flamebait there. Robb Jan 2013 #26

They call threads like this "google bombing" because they'd rather not know. nt Electric Monk Jan 2013 #29

One last kick. Robb Jan 2013 #32

Thanks for including the links this week. intheflow Jan 2013 #33