A simple device could help prevent accidental gun deaths, but most firearms don’t have it
www.nbcnews.com
At least 277 people have been killed since 2000 by shooters who believed the gun in their hands was unloaded because the magazine was removed.
  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    A gun safe wouldn’t address the issue, did you read the article?

    They are talking about negligent discharges caused by pulling the trigger on a gun without a magazine that had a round in the chamber and the gun doesn’t have a magazine disconnect. They are advocating for magazine disconnects to be required on all firearms, which is the wrong way to go about addressing the issue.

    Proper safe handling of a firearm is how you prevent negligent discharges, a safe will have no impact on the scenario they brought up.