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Gun Control Reform Activism

doxydad

(1,363 posts) Wed Jul 16, 2014, 08:54 AM Jul 2014

The Gun Lobby And A Dumb Law Are Keeping Us From Safer Guns [View all]

Imagine a gun that a person could leave on his or her kitchen counter, without having to worry that someone else would fire it. That gun exists. A so-called "smart gun" uses biometrics or radio signals to stay locked until it's held by its rightful owner.

Smart guns could save some of the hundreds of lives -- many of them children's -- lost in accidental shootings every year. And they could reduce the number of shootings committed by criminals with stolen guns.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/16/safer-guns_n_5570670.html?cps=gravity
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The Gun Lobby And A Dumb Law Are Keeping Us From Safer Guns [View all] doxydad Jul 2014 OP

I think the government should mandate safety features like it does fuel milage. flamin lib Jul 2014 #1

Yes shenmue Jul 2014 #2

I agree, and have brought this up several times in the Gungeon. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #4

Its time we put 19th century technology behind us. nt flamin lib Jul 2014 #5

It's time we made them less lethal, that's for sure. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #6

It's not a dumb law. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #3

It is not a dumb law, but it wasn't thought out properly Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #7