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Comment Re:Guns are not unsafe... (Score 1) 1013

I see this so often and I think it is inherently false. Case in point: Guns are designed to kill. Cakes (or cars, or ....) are not.

Guns are not sentient beings therefore they are not responsible for the actions of those who control them. When you can put a gun on trial for killing somebody, well I will bow to our new firearm overlords.

Comment Guns are not unsafe... (Score 3, Informative) 1013

Handlers are unsafe. There is no such thing as an "accidental discharge", there are only negligent discharges. Basic rules of firearm safety:
  1. 1. The gun is always loaded. Even if you know beyond the shadow of a doubt that there are no rounds in the magazine or chamber, you always treat a gun as if it is loaded.
  2. 2. Never point a gun at anything you aren't willing to destroy.
  3. 3. Finger OFF the trigger until you are ready to fire.

There are more, but those are the most basic and most important. Guns aren't responsible for violence anymore than cakes are responsible for fat people.

Comment Re:Criminal Investigation (Score 1) 444

True, but they can't legally sell it or transfer it to another owner without first inscribing a serial number, makers name and makers location on it. And that's just for firearms the maker manufactures for his or her own personal use. If they actually want to manufacture firearms for sale, they need to be licensed to do so.

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