I just saw on MSNBC that the prliminary investigation shows that type of gun was legal.

Who knows.



>"Hawkins fired more than 30 rounds from an AK-47 assault rifle that police believe he stole from his stepfather's residence."
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>Its very early in the investigation, but i wonder if his stepfather was licensed to own an AK-47. (Who needs to own an AK-47?) If the story's true, we know that whatever safeguards the stepfather had (or thought he had) for storing it... they were not adequate.
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>>I bought a shotgun and a rifle. I spent 2 whole weekends before I picked them up
>>building my closet. I have a 5 year old son, and I could not imaging leaving my
>>gun laying around with only a trigger lock on it.
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>>I have a trigger lock, and 2 cable locks. I use the cable locks because the trigger
>>lock is not as safe. It's really kludgy. A trigger lock prevents the trigger from being pulled.
>>I was able to pull on the trigger lock and still have the hammer fall. It requires some work
>>to install it correctly, and if you don't get it on correctly, the gun can still fire.
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>>The cable lock prevents the weapon from being operated at all. The cable passes through the
>>action of the gun so it cannot be chambered, and therefore cannot be fired. Most gun shops
>>will give you a cable lock when you buy a gun, and alot of guns come with then.
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>>>>>One thing I can tell you is, if/when someone breaks int my home in the middle of the night, they've
>>>>>got a rude awakening coming - in the form of eight 00 buck shells.
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>>>>How's that going to work out? You have kids in the house, so surely the weapons and ammunition are locked up somewhere they can't get it. If someone breaks in, how are you going to have a loaded weapon available in time to do any good?
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>>>>Tamar
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>>>When I have kids, my guns and ammo won't be locked. They will be in their cases in an off-limit area, and if they show an interest in them they will be educated.
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>>>If I had a handgun, I would purchase a trigger lock for it though. It's harder to use a shotgun as a toy than it is for a handgun.