• ohshit604@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    In PA, where this bill is from, the state police already give out free gun locks, many other local police departments and community organizations do the same

    Don’t manufactures include trigger/chamber locks with the firearm upon purchase? I know they do for us up here in Canada but only because it’s legally required for safe storage laws.

    • Fondots@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      3 days ago

      I believe that’s left up to the manufacturers and state law.

      I believe that PA Law already requires handguns but not long guns to be sold with a lock, and I believe that only applies to dealers, not private sales (in most circumstances you would still need to go through a dealer to do the transfer of a handgun for a private sale, but I don’t think they need to provide a lock in those circumstances)