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In reply to the discussion: Here's a gun safety idea that would have stopped the Sandy Hook killer dead in his tracks [View all]derby378
(30,252 posts)5. Points taken. However...
(1) Never underestimate the stupidity of the American criminal. I've seen crooks try dumber things than storing a stolen gun with law enforcement. Instant arrest and confiscation.
(2) The armory would be voluntary, but perhaps law enforcement could come up with incentives that could persuade us to store our weapons there. Sure, there would be a fee and subsequent NICS check for withdrawal, but perhaps it could be offset with an offer for gift cards redeemable for groceries, a coupon to the local amusement park or state fair, or something. The armory needs to be seen as a community institution in order to work.
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Here's a gun safety idea that would have stopped the Sandy Hook killer dead in his tracks [View all]
derby378
Dec 2012
OP
Oh, now it's voluntary? With maybe a Starbucks gift card as incentive?
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#20
I wish I had your faith in your fellow gun owner's intelligence, but having lived
Cleita
Dec 2012
#16
Well, we can't always but we must always try or we might as well call this country the
Cleita
Dec 2012
#63
My claim is not wrong. The majority of us have to buy insurance and that is a fact.
Cleita
Dec 2012
#36
If combined with mandatory insurance, rates could be lowered for those who use the armory
Democracyinkind
Dec 2012
#12
Everyone of those incidents could have ended so badly for those would be victims.
Cleita
Dec 2012
#32
It is and if you examine all the circumstances of why people want a gun you will see that.
Cleita
Dec 2012
#72
I trashed because it morphed in to a scheme to move more power to the corporate sector
TheKentuckian
Dec 2012
#73