A gun is now more likely to kill you than a car is in the U.S

Re:A gun is now more likely to kill you than a car is in the... by refurb on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:28PM (#8857508)

What the NRA is really against is the legislating of these safety devices. They certainly don't care if a manufacturer wants to sell a gun like this. The other argument is that technologies like this (microstamping is another) aren't effective, thus why force them on people?

Also keep in mind that a lot of NRA folks are rural. They have almost no local gun crime and have (what they feel) are legitimate reasons for owning a gun (self-defense, hunting, etc). Their opinion is why should they give up their guns because the city folks have a problem?

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Re:A gun is now more likely to kill you than a car is in the... by danielweber on Thursday January 08, 2015 @12:43PM (#8857618)

Actually, the NRA really is against any manufacturer creating them, because a few states have passed laws saying (in a lot more words) "once smart guns are on the market, you can only buy smart guns." They view the creation of this technology the way some people on HN feel about porn-filtering technology: if it exists, a corrupt government will use it.

(I don't count myself in either of those camps but I listen to them enough to be able to explain their arguments.)

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