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Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

(6,624 posts)

8. No need to worry.

Reply to flotsam (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 03:36 AM

Jul 2017

So all the perp has to do

is distract the cop for 10 seconds or so while he strategically places magnets and then, if he can wrassle the gun away, he can shoot the cop.... Whew-scary!!!

All the proposed legislation mandating smart guns has been written to exempt police from the requirement.

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Wired: A 'Locked' Smart Gun Can Be Fired With Just $15 Worth of Magnets [View all] friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 OP

It would still help prevent accidental discharge by child who got a hold of it, right? AJT Jul 2017 #1

Child safety would be better (and less expensively) served by secure storage friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #5

Research continues apace... ExciteBike66 Jul 2017 #2

So all the perp has to do flotsam Jul 2017 #3

Why would a cop be using this buggy POS? Also, a perp can jam these in one of several ways... friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #4

Or perp with electronic gun jamming gizmo needledriver Jul 2017 #6

Or perp with some mechanical skills could simply remove the locking bolt and fire at will friendly_iconoclast Jul 2017 #7

No need to worry. Straw Man Jul 2017 #8

playing chicken with a jammer jimmy the one Aug 2017 #9

It's not *my* argument, and whataboutery hasn't yet refuted it: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2017 #10