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79. Access/user authentication controls. Built-in locking mechanisms.

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 12:32 PM

Dec 2015

Things roughly analogous to lane departure warnings, auto-braking, etc.

Most of these don't contribute to a firearm working more reliably, but could eliminate some undesirable discharges. If the technology worked, I'd buy it.

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Guns are now killing as many people as cars in the U.S. [View all] Hal Bent Dec 2015 OP

Impossible to believe Maryland could be involved in this. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #1

Churlish. maxsolomon Dec 2015 #4

Here's one factor: Tortmaster Dec 2015 #68

Well... deathrind Dec 2015 #2

+100000 trillion Dec 2015 #86

I am starting to like Chris Rock's idea. iandhr Dec 2015 #3

Gun Control in our 51st State: maxsolomon Dec 2015 #5

Unconstitutional. Nt hack89 Dec 2015 #11

That can be fixed. passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #13

Right. hack89 Dec 2015 #14

Well then, I urge you to get right on it. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #25

You two are so predictable passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #27

As are you and your cohorts. GGJohn Dec 2015 #29

I've had that special on DVD for like ever. Initech Dec 2015 #58

Interesting Rafale Dec 2015 #6

Guns should know better. ileus Dec 2015 #7

Cars aren't trying hard enough either. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #19

From the graph, this report is more about fewer auto deaths. elias49 Dec 2015 #8

And yet guns are not getting safer. JoePhilly Dec 2015 #33

How would you measure that in an attempt to support your claim? ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #54

I would measure it in a ... Tortmaster Dec 2015 #69

Not really lark Dec 2015 #72

Funny story metalbot Dec 2015 #9

Engineers have gotten good at making it hard to die in a car accident. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #10

Those who commit suicide by gun typically do it with their own firearm NickB79 Dec 2015 #21

True, but suicides by other family members are another story. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #26

Engineers can make guns safer too. JoePhilly Dec 2015 #34

Please link where the "RW, NRA, GOP won't let them" former9thward Dec 2015 #35

How? hack89 Dec 2015 #74

Access/user authentication controls. Built-in locking mechanisms. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #79

As long as they are not mandated I have no problem with the tech hack89 Dec 2015 #82

Rising suicide rates hack89 Dec 2015 #12

Surprised that VT and NH had more deaths from guns than cars. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #15

"...changes in gun industry and gun laws could also make a difference in lowering gun deaths." Hal Bent Dec 2015 #32

Turn them all in mwrguy Dec 2015 #16

All that will lead to is an increase in hangings... happyslug Dec 2015 #20

No. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #30

anyone want to thank ralph nader? mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #17

Yes - We can thank Nader's "Unsafe At Any Speed" for this and much more bananas Dec 2015 #62

the value of RN to the voter mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #87

Your graph shows we're at the lowest gun deaths since 1967 NickB79 Dec 2015 #18

Firearm crime increased from the mid 1960s till about 2000. happyslug Dec 2015 #23

The NRA must be proud as must their stooges on the supreme court. MariaThinks Dec 2015 #22

Now the repugs are going to use those statistics to deny gun control. Unknown Beatle Dec 2015 #24

Tipping point. Tipping point. Tipping point. onehandle Dec 2015 #28

Uh Huh. GGJohn Dec 2015 #31

How many decades are you going to post your "tipping point" posts? former9thward Dec 2015 #36

Obviously, it's Turbineguy Dec 2015 #37

liability insurance Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #42

With gun homicides at a 50 year low, that would be quite cheap insurance indeed NickB79 Dec 2015 #45

Think so? Turbineguy Dec 2015 #50

Except that's not how liability insurance works NickB79 Dec 2015 #51

"Liability insurance on firearms would mostly just cover acts such as accidental shootings." Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #70

My safe full of guns had no impact on my home owners policy. hack89 Dec 2015 #75

The fact that I have a safe at all, lowered mine. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #80

Insurance wouldn't be just for deaths. lark Dec 2015 #73

I disagree. There are not that many accidents relative to number of gun owners. hack89 Dec 2015 #76

I can see no insurance for self-inflected wounds, but why not a family member? lark Dec 2015 #77

But still, true accidents are very rare. hack89 Dec 2015 #78

Licensing wont reduce the number of deaths. cstanleytech Dec 2015 #52

How would liability insurance help? ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #56

see post 70 for my reply... Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #71

Not for gun owners, but for CCW folks, yes. roamer65 Dec 2015 #89

They should start regulating cars Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #38

another nra talking point bites the dust Doctor_J Dec 2015 #39

The only way to stop a bad guy with a car is a good guy with a car. tclambert Dec 2015 #40

Suicides do not count. Indydem Dec 2015 #41

It's about lethality Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #43

That is what should be said for abortion Township75 Dec 2015 #44

That is why proper secured storage of guns is important. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #46

That is true but Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #48

Unfortunately, no, I would not be surprised. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #53

Hardware merchant?? pocoloco Dec 2015 #49

Automobile accidents do not count. onehandle Dec 2015 #55

Not to mention labeling suicides as "gun violence".. EX500rider Dec 2015 #64

But less than 25 years ago. I guess that's a good thing. bigwillq Dec 2015 #47

But cars, pools, and alcohol must be regulated because those things are just as deadly! Initech Dec 2015 #57

pretty sure guns are WAY more regulated then pools.... EX500rider Dec 2015 #65

Did I forget the sarcasm tag again? Initech Dec 2015 #67

Meanwhile King Tobacco reigns supreme. . . Stargleamer Dec 2015 #59

that is what came to my mind. Tobacco kills way more than cars and guns together. olddad56 Dec 2015 #63

Interesting MJJP21 Dec 2015 #60

Increase in gun sales doesn't mean increase in gun ownership... Humanist_Activist Dec 2015 #61

Which might mean lower gun ownership.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #66

Headline is a pretty hilarious exercise in wordsmithing. AtheistCrusader Dec 2015 #81

And alcohol kills more than both combined Taitertots Dec 2015 #83

Cars are now killing as few people as guns in the U.S. beevul Dec 2015 #84

I'm comfortable with the size of my penis the_phantom_dennis Dec 2015 #85

Cars are infinitely more safer now, than 40 years ago. roamer65 Dec 2015 #88