Another example of liberal Duck, Dodge, 'n Weave

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There's a great example of liberal hypocrisy at http://www.thefiringline.com:8080/forums/showthread.php?threadid=25911

I was doing a Web search for the Homesafe mentioned in that thread and ran across this article at the Pioneer Planet (Twin Cities, Minn.)

Two things jumped out at me - The first is the typical liberal "shift the focus" tactic. First they boo-hoo about the lack of trigger locks, and then when they are given out free, they now complain that they aren't the "best lock possible". Which leads to the the next "loophole". There are no standards for locks, so let's mandate a particular lock in excruciating detail and then prosecute those who use "nonstandard" locks. Also the police will have to enter your house to make sure you're in compliance and are using "approved" locks.
http://www.pioneerplanet.com/seven-days/5/news/docs/035288.htm

Published: Sunday, March 19, 2000

Gun-lock giveaway praised, criticized
Easily cut models still better than nothing, proponents say

AMY MAYRON STAFF WRITER

Since Twin Cities officials announced earlier this month they would give away 10,000 gun safety locks for free, people have been flocking to police and community sites this week to grab the locks before they are all gone.

While police and city officials tout the lock giveaway as a step in the right direction toward gun safety, they also realize that the inexpensive locks are not the answer to absolute protection from gun-related accidents and can be fairly easily pried or cut off.

Some people have even criticized the national program, called Project HomeSafe, as giving parents a false sense of security.

``There are no standards for the locks,'' said Nancy Hwa, spokeswoman for the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Washington, D.C. ``HomeSafe is just a PR ploy for the gun industry. If they're truly concerned about safety, they should give away the best locks possible.''

Project HomeSafe was created by a Seattle-based group called the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which is a gun manufacturer's organization. Two dozen cities across the nation have accepted the foundation's donated locks and more than 90 were expected to participate by the end of the year, totaling about $500,000 worth of locks.

The cable locks work similarly to bicycle locks. They are made of a thick wire cable wrapped with plastic with a lock linking the cable together. The locked cable prevents someone from loading any type of gun when it is wrapped around the weapon properly.

But the cable, which costs about $5, can be broken easily with bolt cutters and forcefully with simple wire cutters. It is the most basic and cheapest form of a gun safety lock.

Smith & Wesson on Friday announced plans to include a metal trigger lock with every gun it sells, starting within 60 days. The key lock is placed on the trigger, preventing a gun's firing.

The problem with issuing the types of less breakable locks universally is that they don't fit all types of guns, said Sgt. Ed Lemon, gun violence prevention coordinator for the St. Paul Police Department. They can be fit on the gun without unloading it and the weapon can discharge while you're trying to put on the lock, Lemon said.

Lemon acknowledged that the cable locks can be tampered with easily, but he and other proponents of the cable lock giveaways say they are better than nothing and they also bring the issue of gun safety to the forefront.

Minneapolis police inspector Christine Morris said she never thought about locking her weapon while at home until the HomeSafe giveaway. While she doesn't have children of her own, she often has children visiting. Still, she said, locking her gun never crossed her mind.

The Fifth Precinct, which Morris supervises, ran out of the free locks within a few days of the March 9 giveaway.

``Anything that keeps a gun out of the hands of a kid even for a few minutes is good,'' she said. ``I'm just happy they're doing something.''

The cable locks can prevent children from loading the gun out of curiosity, Morris said. Another feature Morris said she likes about the cable lock is that you can lock the gun to a pipe or something in the house. A burglar might think twice about taking the extra time to wrangle a gun off of a pipe in his rush to grab everything in sight.

Those involved in gun safety agrees that if you insist on owning a gun with children in the house, the best way to ensure that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands is to lock it in an unbreakable metal safe. And be sure to hide the key where no unauthorized person could ever find it.

St. Paul City Council recently approved a measure requiring that safes be issued to all St. Paul police officers who are issued guns, Lemon said.

If the program at least gets people to think about gun safety, talk about it and forces parents to consider whether their children are in danger, it will be worth it, Lemon said.

``It sends the right message to kids,'' he said. ``It's just common sense.''

Amy Mayron can be reached at amayron@pioneerpress.com or at (612) 338-6872.




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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
 
Typical liberal,talking out both sides of their *&&. Although I do have to agree that I have yet to see a trigger lock that cannot be gotten off with a little effort,of course locksmith training helps...PJ
 
Ah, yes. The old,
"if you don't give me, no strings attached, the absolute best of everything out of your own pocket, you must not be a very good person" ploy. Big friggin' whup.

Cluebat, please? Make it the aluminum one, this will require a lot of shots . . . .
 
This is a letter to the Editor that I wrote in March 1998 to a letter that was written by Josh Sugarman. LaPierre wasn't the first one to say this. He just got all of the press (better him than me). This is why they don't want trigger locks at the same time they demand them.

Remember, the anti-firearms movement thrives on high numbers, we on low ones. Low numbers are a direct threat to their existence and the justification thereof.

<start>
Re: Beware of Joe Camels dressed in eagle’s wings (3-26-98)

Dear Sirs,

"STOP! Don't Touch. Leave The Area. Tell An Adult."

What is it about those words of instruction to a child who encounters a firearm that so incenses Josh Sugarman and the Violence Policy Center? Statistics. Statistics that bear out the following:

The annual number of accidental firearm fatalities nationally has decreased 56% since 1930 while the population doubled and the number of firearms quadrupled.

From 1979 to 1995 fatal firearm accidents dropped from 2,004 to 1,225.

Firearms are involved in only 1.5% of accidental fatalities nationwide.

According to the National Safety Council, the number of fatal firearm accidents among children in 1995 (latest available data) represents a 64% decrease from an all-time high in 1975. The fatal firearms accident rate is at an all-time low, since record keeping began in 1903. (This was an error s/b 1930)

The 200 fatal firearm accidents among children in 1995 were 3% of the 6,600 fatal accidents among children.

While Josh Sugarman and his ilk have been bad-mouthing the NRA and the Eddie Eagle program the NRA has, in the past 8 years, spent 100 million dollars on firearms safety programs for all segments of the population. At the same time the Eddie Eagle program has gleaned numerous awards nationwide.

(Edited out of printed version)
Would Josh Sugarman attempt to cloud this issue with false and misleading rhetoric to confuse the public and advance his own agenda? Judge for yourself.

This from Sugarman’s March 1989 paper called, ‘Assault Weapons: Analysis, New Research and Legislation.’

"Assault weapons...are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully-automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons -- anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun -- can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons."


Yes, Josh Sugarman needs our children to be a statistics. He needs high numbers to justify the existence of his organization. To what extremes will he and his organization go to achieve them?


Sincerely,

Jim Peel
Attleboro, MA

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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.

[This message has been edited by jimpeel (edited March 25, 2000).]
 
"Dammit, Jim! I'm a gun-grabber, not a concerned citizen."

- Overheard from the office of Josh "Bones" Sugarman after reading the above letter to the editor
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>But the cable, which costs about $5, can be broken easily with bolt cutters and forcefully with simple wire cutters. It is the most basic and cheapest form of a gun safety lock.[/quote]
I knew I shouldn't have given my 7-year-old bolt cutters for Christmas.
Ban the evil bolt cutters!
 
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