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[Eleanors38]

55. I agree with your arguments, the BATFE probably ought to be folded...

into the FBI.

It is difficult to argue for gun safes and lock boxes -- all worthy deterrents to accidents and theft -- for the very reasons you outline: Extremist controllers will no doubt pile on my regs, costs, specified features, etc. to create de facto taxes to the individual RKBA. I advocate for these measures, but am very hesitant to propose laws when they will NO DOUBT be used to continue a campaign of prohibition, backed by criminal penalties. Frankly, controller/banner extremism and the NRA's wackamole responses has poured concrete down the well.

So I support mainstreaming the discussion of gun safety and security through popular media. The controller extremists will no doubt resist this as an attempt to put gun-ownership in a positive light -- something they Cannot culturally abide -- but it will be easier to deal with NGOs than with established government bureaus where these extremists still have choke holds on meaningful action, and are embarrassingly easy targets for the NRA.

The Super Bowl ad promoting gun safety has been attempted, I believe, but thwarted, oddly enough.