The Guns The NRA Doesn’t Want You To Have
They’re called “smart guns” and, since they’re smart, the National Rifle Association doesn’t want you to have them.
Click here for reuse options!The chill on smart guns in the United States is to some degree the unintended consequence of a 2002 New Jersey law that would phase out the sale of conventional guns in that state; the law requires New Jersey gun dealers to sell only smart guns once they become available in retail stores anywhere else in the country. The law was intended to spur the market for the technologically innovative weapons, whose backers believe they could enhance safety and help reduce certain types of gun violence, such as attacks with stolen firearms and the all too common accidental shootings deaths of children. But the law badly backfired by becoming fodder for gun-rights activists, who argued that smart guns are part of a government plot to track and ultimately ban all guns.
New Jersey legislators are now aiming to get, well, smarter about the issue. New Jersey state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, who authored the 2002 law, announced on Sunday that she wants to scrap it. A replacement bill that she plans to introduce on Thursday would instead require all of the state’s gun dealers to offer at least one model of smart gun for sale. Weinberg made the announcement Sunday night in a 60 Minutes story in which she accused the National Rifle Association of using the 2002 law as a tool to block smart guns nationwide.
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25 responses to The Guns The NRA Doesn’t Want You To Have
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maggie November 3rd, 2015 at 17:04
what ever we have to do to get some sanity into the reality of fighting gun violence in this country…every step forward…anything at this point helps…;)
Suzanne McFly November 3rd, 2015 at 17:24
What? A thinking gun? That is why the NRA types don’t support it, there is no way in hell they will support having an object in their house that is smarter than they are.
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 18:00
like the toilet
Suzanne McFly November 3rd, 2015 at 22:23
Or the plunger
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 22:49
Continued the pepper saga…sent the produce manager at shoprite on the quest…LMAO
Suzanne McFly November 3rd, 2015 at 22:54
You are still dealing with those pecker peppers, lol when you get one you will laugh and never stop. You better bring a friend to make sure you and your pepper get home in one piece.
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 23:16
Getting the seed and will grow them ……..when the crop comes in send me your address and you’ll have your very own …to scare hubs with as you dice it
Suzanne McFly November 4th, 2015 at 11:12
No hubs here, but I would raise a few eyebrows with my BF, Dad or brother lol.
rg9rts November 4th, 2015 at 13:47
Especially with a chef’s knife in your hand
William November 3rd, 2015 at 17:30
Sadly I read about so many accidental shooting that result from the firearm thought to be unloaded, with one still in the chamber. When semi auto handguns began to become more popular than revolvers, even police officers were having issues with the transition. Simply put, a round would be left in the chamber after the magazine was removed. A simple and effective disconnect device was made available by some manufacturers (Beretta being one)that would render the weapon harmless with the magazine removed. I loved that feature especially when I had to secure my weapon in a jail safe. I was surprised at how many gun owners resisted this feature.
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 18:00
It taint kosher
Leslie Foster November 4th, 2015 at 10:32
rg9rts November 3rd, 2015 at 17:54
It figures…safety= NRA oxymoron
amersham46 November 3rd, 2015 at 19:09
Sorry most gun owner fail on the smart part of gun ownership
Angelo_Frank November 3rd, 2015 at 20:22
What is amazing is that during WWII the populace of this country was not obsessed with guns as we are now. Neither was the NRA. All this with the threat of two totalitarian nations threatening to conquer us during that era.
Robert Smithson November 4th, 2015 at 05:10
That’s because there were no anti-gunners like yourself back then who wanted to take them away from everybody. Firearms ownership simply wasn’t an issue. Like prayer in the schools it was an accepted part of American life. The gun owning community is simply fighting back to maintain their rights.
Sea Stories November 4th, 2015 at 08:14
Jeez, when are you faeries going to get a friggin’ clue.
And prayer was accepted up until the danger it represents to people who choose not to believe in modern mythology was understood. Much like the gun fetishists who need that pacifier everywhere they go because you’re afraid of your shadow.
It’s about gun control. Nobody wants to take your penis replacement implement junior. Blocking control makes you equally responsible for the next Sandy Hook. So either accept your guilt or try to become a responsible adult.
Robert Smithson November 4th, 2015 at 09:48
Yes, it’s about gun control and making it harder and more expensive for people who want to own one is part of the plan. It’s always one new infringement after another.
Sea Stories November 4th, 2015 at 15:15
So I guess all those 5 and 6 year old children, their siblings and their parents from Sandy Hook don’t have any reason to complain about their ‘infringement’ then, do they? GFY. You suck at humanity.
Bunya November 4th, 2015 at 15:30
Hey, we all have our crosses to bear. I’m pretty upset that they don’t sell a hood-mounted machine gun for my Toyota, but you don’t see me whining. I want to plant mines around my house to keep the kids off my lawn, but since that commie Clinton enacted a law that says anti-personnel landmines are now illegal, I’m left to use less effective measures. And I’m not complaining.
StoneyCurtisll November 3rd, 2015 at 20:31
One thing I like about the NRA is…
They provide stickers for cars and pick-up trucks so we can identify the wackos..
Makes em easy to spot.
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Warman1138 November 3rd, 2015 at 23:22
Imagine, a gun smarter than the NRA and subject to regulations requiring a permit to own a human.
Robert Smithson November 4th, 2015 at 05:07
There are no “smart” guns. This is unproven technology and is just a subterfuge to limit firearms ownership by making guns way more expensive. You can bet that part of any new law down the pike will be a requirement that all guns in circulation be retrofitted with this technology, also at great expense to the gun owner. And what if in a life or death situation one of these new smart guns fails? I have an idea, let’s go to the law enforcement community and see how they like it?
Bunya November 4th, 2015 at 15:08
You’re right. There ARE no “smart” guns – only stupid owners. And therein lies the problem. Gun ownership is a luxury, not a necessity. Like cigarettes, if you want to own a gun, you should be willing to pay any additional expenses incurred by technical improvements.
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And what if, in a life for death situation, a standard gun fails to fire? It doesn’t have to be a smart gun to fail, you know.