Now they're shooting at Firefighters!

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

I agree mental health is the primary issue here, that and not keeping the guy locked up because he hammered his mother to death, BUT how about all these people who have all these weapons laying around there house so that every occupant has access to them. Granted, many locks don't provide much in the way of denying access, then again some locks keep a nut busy for hours trying to get the locks off the trigger housing.

There's a reason why safes and locks are frequently rated on "how long it takes to crack". Given 15 minutes, a drill and some titanium drill bits, most locks and safes can be broken into - even those fancy $1000 safes.

Trigger locks? A thief could just steal the gun and cut the lock off when they get home (rather, get back to their government subsidized crack house).

In MA, it is state law that all stored firearms are required to be locked in a safe or with a tamper-resistant lock that disables the weapon.
General Laws: CHAPTER 140, Section 131L