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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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12. The firing mechanism (which is what the "smart" part of smart guns controls) worked reliably.

Reply to flamin lib (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 03:51 PM

Mar 2016

This would have happened with a smart gun because what happened would have happened regardless of the firing mechanism. Because it wasn't related to the firing mechanism.

Hot-loaded ammo, wrong ammo, and/or bad metallurgy makes guns explode.

Honestly I thought this post was going to be about the attempted mass shooting a few days ago when the guy's gun repeatedly jammed.

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Dumb guns are soooo much more reliable than smart guns . . . [View all] flamin lib Mar 2016 OP

wait a minute...wait a minute...wait a minute melm00se Mar 2016 #1

Doesn't prevent, but makes them damn hard to win. nt flamin lib Mar 2016 #5

actually melm00se Mar 2016 #9

Absolutely incorrect. Straw Man Mar 2016 #10

Um, no. Either Taurus or Remington will eat this one. Product liability. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #13

This is a reasonable law suit hack89 Mar 2016 #2

How does this invalidate the claim dumb guns are more reliable? Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #3

Maybe the OP author has taken up fishing. JonathanRackham Mar 2016 #4

Best fishing tip in years: Visit the Gungeon, get a bite, pull 'em in! Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #14

And screw... Puha Ekapi Mar 2016 #17

Is .41 Magnum ammunition correct for this revolver? Hangingon Mar 2016 #6

I'm always suspicious of handloads DonP Mar 2016 #7

Taurus is a good manufacturer. Hangingon Mar 2016 #8

I view Taurus melm00se Mar 2016 #11

The firing mechanism (which is what the "smart" part of smart guns controls) worked reliably. krispos42 Mar 2016 #12

I'm sure the OP, an owner of multiple firearms by his own admission... Marengo Mar 2016 #16

And then there's that one too. flamin lib Mar 2016 #18

A friend of mine killed his wife and blamed it on his newly acquired Taurus revolver. ileus Mar 2016 #15