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In reply to the discussion: A GOPer in my state opposes gun storage because you might have to shoot a cow. [View all]Caliman73
(11,760 posts)Does the law say the firearm ALWAYS has to be locked up? Why would you need to have your firearm locked up when it is on your person?
Nevermind. It took me 7 seconds to skim through the law and it says any firearm NOT UNDER DIRECT CONTROL of the authorized person, needs to be stored safely to prevent a child from having access.
If fucking cows are such a threat (which I don't know, but that sounds incredibly stupid), then you can carry a firearm ON YOUR PERSON, which means under your direct control, while you and your family walk amongst those killers...Problem solved.
My family has owned firearms since I was a child. My firearms are safely stored and locked, unless they are under my direct control where I am personally and physically responsible for their safety. I do not walk around armed or have firearms laying around the house, accessible to others. I do not live in fear and don't see everyone as a potential adversary. A gun is a tool or equipment. It has the potential to be deadly. It isn't a personality. It isn't a "lifestyle". It shouldn't be revered or reviled. The people, like this idiot from Minnesota, and others who fetishize guns, are the ones who facilitate the problems that are created with guns.