I am a gun owner, and there has recently been much talk of legislation requiring trigger locks on firearms, for the safety of your children or friends, but this is not an adequate safety device, this device will not prevent a dual trigger firearm from firing (Carl Donath 1999-2001). Such is yet another example of an interfering and controlling Government telling and forcing others to perform unsafe actions. .
I strongly do believe that anyone who wants to own a firearm must have a complete background check, and that there should be a waiting period before you can have your gun. In the state of Florida, there is a 6-month waiting period, while a complete background check is done, before you can own a firearm and the background check involves looking for mental status and any prior convictions (MyFlorida.com/Government/Firearm/Laws: Registered Member 2003).
All gun legislation (not just locks) should be fundamentally based on firearm safety as specified by those deeply familiar with such weapons. Eventually (or possibly already has happened) a trigger lock requirement law will persuade someone to use such an unsafe device and through negligence or ignorance cause someone's death (Carl Donath 1999-2001). I really do not want to fumble around, if there is an intruder in my home, trying to unlock my gun. There are other ways to keep your gun safe. Some may argue that in fairness, a trigger lock still is better than not locking the gun at all and it is moderately hard to trigger the firing mechanism while locked.
Safety Locks on Firearm 3.
The best preventative is educating our children. .
In the overall scheme of things, however, education is key. We educate our children on the dangers of crossing the street, about germs and hygiene, about electricity and power tools, but somehow, some people believe ignorance is bliss when it comes to guns. The best preventative is educating our children about the hazards around them, including guns (Carl Donath 1999-2001).
