Comments on: On Non-Functional Firearms

By: Federal Farmer

Federal Farmer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:03:28 +0000

And why should empty nesters have to abide by the same storage requirements of those with children?

I keep all of my guns locked when I am not home for several reasons. I don’t want them easily stolen. Also, I have a teenage daughter which means lots of teenage boys around and I they aren’t all trained. When I’m home I see no reason to lock things up.

By: BC

BC — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:11:09 +0000

On the subject of trigger locks: If Walter Dellinger can, in a home invasion scenario — or, hell, even in a completely non-stressful environment — make a trigger-locked gun ready to fire in a mere three seconds, then he is the second coming of Houdini, and should give up his law practice to embark on a global tour where he can reap untold millions demonstrating his remarkable skill at prestidigitation.

Horowitz whines: “[Scalia and Roberts] seemed to be implying that trigger locks eliminate the possibility of a firearm being used for self-defense.”

And they were absolutely correct to do so.

By: chris

chris — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:08:00 +0000

in my NRA instructors class 2 weeks ago, this was brought up… the general agreement was that a gun laying on a night stand or inside a nightstand as a defensive home gun was considered “in use” … that the NRA guidelines are most specifically stressing that guns that are being STORED should be stored unloaded and away from “unauthorized” persons… an unauthorized person would include anyone not trustworthy with a gun, including many adults and children…

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