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Gun Control & RKBA

DashOneBravo

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18. You are preaching to the choir

Reply to Straw Man (Reply #17)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 02:10 PM

Jun 2016

I sometimes help new pistol shooters. 😕 There should be a law requiring the first pistol be a revolver. Lol

Your last paragraph pretty much sums up my feelings also but those features could help new shooters who are not going to train and practice as much.

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Smart guns aren't necessary to make guns much safer than they currently are. [View all] flamin lib Jun 2016 OP

Or how about just not having one of those things in the first place? scscholar Jun 2016 #1

Well that too. nt flamin lib Jun 2016 #5

None of things are any better than the owner who did or didn't read the owners manual. beevul Jun 2016 #2

Magazine safety, I think DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #6

I'd prefer education. beevul Jun 2016 #8

Training is always good. DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #9

Training is always a good thing Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #12

Don't like 'em. Straw Man Jun 2016 #14

This, is what so many "common sense" proponents fail to understand. beevul Jun 2016 #15

Notice I said improper procedure. DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #16

Acknowledged and agreed. Straw Man Jun 2016 #17

You are preaching to the choir DashOneBravo Jun 2016 #18

True. Straw Man Jun 2016 #19

I agree with all but heavy trigger pull Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #3

Where to begin? Straw Man Jun 2016 #4

Speaking of federal agency oversight - The FBI certainly wouldn't like it. jmg257 Jun 2016 #7

I think every modern gun has at leat one of these features. krispos42 Jun 2016 #10

i can address a few of these melm00se Jun 2016 #11

im personally against manual safties beergood Jun 2016 #13

^^^I agree. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #20

same here beergood Jun 2016 #21