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Gun Control Reform Activism

Aristus

(68,701 posts)

4. If you ask me, guns should come with some sort of safety feature.

Reply to Human101948 (Original post)

Tue Jan 12, 2016, 12:13 PM

Jan 2016

A switch or a catch the user can flip on or off as needed to ensure that the gun does not fire unless absolutely needed, and does not harm someone unintentionally. I think that would change the nature of gun culture as we know it...

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Another good guy with a gun foils a home invasion! [View all] Human101948 Jan 2016 OP

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Sheesh - very sad... jonno99 Jan 2016 #2

Another good guy with a gun. If only the teen had a gun he'd be alive and the father would be dead. flamin lib Jan 2016 #3

If you ask me, guns should come with some sort of safety feature. Aristus Jan 2016 #4

Or maybe a gun that will fire only at paper targets. Jerry442 Jan 2016 #6

Some guns come with that switch. -none Jan 2016 #8

Yeah, we wouldn't want inconvenience to come between us Aristus Jan 2016 #9

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Lots of opportunity to repost this (unfortunately)... Sancho Jan 2016 #10