lpnmajor wrote:
That's why we have laws prohibiting keeping dangerous items, like Lions, in private homes. There has to be some common sense applied every time. For example: One is more likely to die in a vehicle accident, than by any other means, but we can't ban automobiles - so we try to make them as safe as possible, enforce safe driving rules, etc.
We have had the technology to produce safe firearms for many years, but the NRA ( through Congress ) has blocked ALL attempts to make it the law of the land. There are "add on" devices that render a firearm inactive, if the owner is not the one handling it, the same is true for newly manufactured weapons. Any child ( or criminal ) gaining access to a weapon not belonging to them, cannot make it fire. Let's call this the "seat belt for firearms".
Now, if we can agree that traffic rules, seat belts, brake lights, turn signals and airbags are necessary for safety - why do we argue against such rules and devices for the #2 killer in the US, firearms?
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Some people want to have every firearm have a device in the grip that scans your fingerprints before it fires. This is a bad idea since the scan takes time. When you are in a life and death situation, microseconds count. It is possible that you may be dead before the gun allows you to fire it.