Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is It Time To Put Chips In Guns? [View all]bossy22
(3,547 posts)just don't mandate it atleast without doing the first two things. Many people are not opposed to the idea, we just don't see it working the way many proponents do and we believe that the cons are much greater than the pros. Yes, it has the potential to reduce accidental shootings and prevent stolen weapons, but it also has the potential to make a gun more unreliable. So we have to balance the two. The problem is many legislators have already concluded what the balance is.
So the problem isn't the technology itself its action of mandating it without true testing. There are many instances of things that looked great on paper and in the lab- then turned out to be terrible when applied to the real world.
Would you feel comfortable taking a drug that was only tested on a lab rat?