Trigger Locks Would Have Prevented The Latest Mass Shooting

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Anyone here against requiring stored guns to have trigger locks? If so, why?

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

Anyone here against requiring stored guns to have trigger locks? If so, why?

me. why would i put trigger locks on my stored guns?

[Andy and Pui 16]

I do not think that would make a difference. In China yesterday a man stabbed 22 students as they were entering school. Even if we took away all the guns in the US if somebody is not right in the head they will still find ways to do whatever they will do.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/world/asia/man-stabs-22-children-in-china.html?_r=0

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

me. why would i put trigger locks on my stored guns?

This

[belinda63 3,038]

And you think the son who lived with her wouldn't have know where the keys were? Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Guns make it easier and less personal but we were committing mass murder long before gunpowder was discovered. What we need is education and taking responsibility for ourselves and our families, not passing the buck off to someone else.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I do not think that would make a difference. In China yesterday a man stabbed 22 students as they were entering school. Even if we took away all the guns in the US if somebody is not right in the head they will still find ways to do whatever they will do.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/world/asia/man-stabs-22-children-in-china.html?_r=0

The amazing thing is not a single one died.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I do not think that would make a difference. In China yesterday a man stabbed 22 students as they were entering school. Even if we took away all the guns in the US if somebody is not right in the head they will still find ways to do whatever they will do.

http://www.nytimes.c...china.html?_r=0

While there is no obvious fail-safe measure for preventing just about anything - using that as the reason why we shouldn't take reasonable measures of safety is not logical. That would be like saying we shouldn't have speed limits, seat belts, helmets, locks on our homes.

[Dakine10 5,452]

I do not think that would make a difference. In China yesterday a man stabbed 22 students as they were entering school. Even if we took away all the guns in the US if somebody is not right in the head they will still find ways to do whatever they will do.

You really didn't notice the difference?

I seem to recall reading that there were no fatalities in the knife attack. That sort of jumped out at me as a big difference.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

And you think the son who lived with her wouldn't have know where the keys were? Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Guns make it easier and less personal but we were committing mass murder long before gunpowder was discovered. What we need is education and taking responsibility for ourselves and our families, not passing the buck off to someone else.

Let's keep this discussion about reasonable safety measures that could help prevent future tragedies from happening, unless you are arguing that reasonable safety measures are not obtainable when it comes to firearms.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Anyone here against requiring stored guns to have trigger locks? If so, why?

Or in a gun safe with a bio-metric lock.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

And you think the son who lived with her wouldn't have know where the keys were? Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Guns make it easier and less personal but we were committing mass murder long before gunpowder was discovered. What we need is education and taking responsibility for ourselves and our families, not passing the buck off to someone else.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Or in a gun safe with a bio-metric lock.

That's what I'm talking about - reasonable safety measures. I'm sure we can all support the idea of gun safety.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

That's what I'm talking about - reasonable safety measures. I'm sure we can all support the idea of gun safety.

You must have missed belinda63's post on this thread. It was that intelligent post on here that made the most sense.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

me. why would i put trigger locks on my stored guns?

Because they are stored?

[lostinblue 1,989]

Have you ever tried to remove one of those "trigger locks" without the key. Takes about 10 minutes. Sure it slows down a small child but any 12 year old that knows how to run a power drill can get it off in a few minutes.