Trigger lock company pretends to pro-gun/joins NRA!

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ChrisMkIV

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I think that it may be a good sign, or maybe not, that a trigger lock company will pretend to be pro-gun.

The company www.safewayinnovations.com has proclaimed on their website that they want to
"protect from unauthorized firearm use and child tampering" and "a pro-gun company and member of the NRA"

Well, to make this post simple, I am goin' to say this, and you can tell me what you think.

-smells like fish
-tastes like fish
-feels like fish

Than it is more than likely a fish, no matter
how much the fish says he is a lobster!!!

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Noah Webster

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At the risk of this turning into a debate over the effectiveness of triggerlocks, I don't smell anything fishy about this.

Why would you think that this company is "pretending?" Can't a trigger lock company be pro-gun? How about a company that makes guns safes, or locking cases? What's the difference?

Triggerlocks are certainly not a panacea to the dangers of firearms, and they're not for everyone. But for some people they are an effective part of total firearm responsibility.


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RKBA!
"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security"
Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4 Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio.
Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website
 
I agree with Bluesman. Trigger locks have been around a long time, available for sale at gun shows and gun stores alike. I even bought one before I began collecting and had a safe. It's true that trigger lock companies may profit from what we see as unwise and unworkable "mandatory" sale of locks with every firearm effected through legislation, but none of us has ever been against safety devices per se.

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Safe shooting - PKAY
 
I don't agree, I can't see how any company who can profit from a sweeping gun law, would not be for that law.

Unless the entire company is employed by all pro-gun people.

I just don't see it, I still think company's like that play both sides.

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"The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, becuse the whole body of the people are armed"
Noah Webster

Second Amendment lover? www.2ndamdlvr.homestead.com/home.html
 
You may be right Chris, I can certainly see your point. It's like someone told me the other day, Rush Limbaugh will probably be voting for Gore and hoping he wins. That way he'll have something to talk about for four more years.

They may very well be playing both sides, the question is, whose side are they really on? Does it matter, if they're contributing to the NRA?


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RKBA!
"The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security"
Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4 Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio.
Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website
 
Well your right also, Who are they really for?

I just think they joined the NRA to show they
care towards the gun-owners/advocates to see what kind of response they get from the buyers, I mean, if you were pro-gun and for some some reason you decided you needed a gin lock, would'nt you want to buy it from a fellow NRA member?

And as far as the Government contracts go, they care what your position is, just who is the lowest bidder.

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"The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword, becuse the whole body of the people are armed"
Noah Webster

Second Amendment lover? www.2ndamdlvr.homestead.com/home.html
 
There is a truly anti-gun lock company called Safetylock (not sure about the spelling) which deserves our scorn.
The Wall Street Journal ran a story on them about a year ago. It seems the lawyers for the cities suing the industry were planning on the owner/inventer being their star witness if the cases went to trial. It seems he has tried to sell his on-board locking system to manufacturers for years and they refused to buy because of the unreliability of the product. This will be used to show that the evil gun makers refused to use existing technology to make their products 'safe'.
The company also donated to the Million Mom March.
Saftylock was so desperste to sell their stuff that about 8 years ago they sent them out free and on consignment. I installed them on a couple of guns, but no-one would buy the gun unless I removed the lock first, so they had been sitting in a box gathering dust for years.
When I saw the WSJ article (sent to me by the anti-gun editor of our local newspaper) I remembered those locks in the dusty box and dug one out and installed it on a 1911A1. The inventor stated in the interview that his lock would have prevented the shooters at Columbine from being able to use their guns, so naturaly I had to experiment. I found that deactivating the lock takes about 4 second if you dont mind damaging it.
My, my, think of the lives it could save!
Anyway, this outfit is TRULY trying to profit from the erosion of our rights and even trying to help that erosion along.
 
That was my point, I just wanted to tell you guys about it, see what you thought about a underhanded company like that, at least smith and wesson came out and said it, I think these kind of people just try to lie to both sides.
 
Mossberg makes locking products - destroy them.

Does this company have a bad record independent of just making the product?

If not, you're having a hissy fit.

I kept my guns under lock when my kid lived with me.
 
Nothing wrong with making trigger locks (other than most are product liability lawsuits waiting to happen). People can be pro-gun and still be misguided.

The problem is with busybodies who don't even know basic gun safety telling me that I have to pay for one and use it or get thrown in jail.

[This message has been edited by ctdonath (edited May 27, 2000).]
 
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