luvsJack
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- Apr 3, 2007
Not everyone used seat belts, until they started passing laws you have to, hard to believe now. What you find is laws do work with most people. I know it is not a 100% solution, nothing ever is. But passing laws requiring guns to be locked if there are under 18 in the house would see most people follow the law. Yes we know not everyone, just like not everyone wears a seat belt but I think you would find most would.
Its common sense laws that do not hurt any legitimate gun owner, why are we blocking those. That is what frustrates everyone. We have the NRA buying off politicians with 60 million an election stopping common sense laws. That is why the existing members in congress will be in for it this election. In California we know its a republican in the mailers if they do not mention what party they represent, funny but true
How are you going to enforce it? Go into people’s homes?
Seat belt laws are a little different. Police can easily see if the law is not being followed. Not the same as in someone’s house. By the time they find out someone isn’t keeping their guns locked up, the deed will be done. And we still haven’t stopped the next school shooting.
I mean I have no problems with guns being locked up. Dh’s are right now. ODS keeps his under lock and key. My bil built a special closet in his house to keep his gun safe in and the closet is locked as well as the safe. I really don’t know anyone who would have an issue with it. I am just not sure it’s an answer to the problem.
OTOH, ods’s step son is an avid hunter. He has his own guns that his grandfather and his dad buy for him. They are kept locked up so they aren’t just out and about if other kids come over but he does have access to them so that he can go hunting with his dad and granddad and when ds is gone to work. More teen boys around here would fall into that same category.