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Old 12-25-2009, 04:10 AM
Alx Alx is offline
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By that logic, even if you have left the lock intact in the gun, and you actually have to shoot someone to defend yourself, the prosecutor will have an argument that you made the gun unsafe by unlocking it.
And the very act of unlocking the deadly weapon shows a reckless disregard for sefety etc.
On the other hand, if your revolver doesn't have a storage lock, and you shoot someone, the prosecutor can say you were reckless in buying a gun that did not have an internal storage lock.
All sorts of ways to play this dumb game.
Anyone caught carrying an unlocked gun will be liable for reckless disregard etc. ?
The State might be liable for any deaths from officers using guns without locks.

Any defense lawyer could show the jury that the gun was useless if the storage lock was kept locked and unlocking a gun would render it the same as a gun with a removed or disabled lock.

Last edited by Alx; 12-25-2009 at 04:29 AM.